I spent last Sunday on a pelagic at the continental shelf off Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia. The birds are attracted to the boat using a berley. It was truly amazing seeing and photographing such magnificent seabirds up close. This is my favourite image of a White-capped Albatross in flight.
If you think it's easy getting good images on a rocking boat in the southern ocean ... it isn't :) I set VR to "Active".
I have some images of other seabirds I'd also like to share over the next week or two.
Thanks for looking.
Nikon D800E
AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II + TC-14E II, 280mm
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ISO 640, 1/4000 sec at f/8
Cropped for composition, Nik TC & DE, removed some specular highlights on the bill
Very nicely done. Well focused around facial area, beak and breast. I like the composition here and with a wingspan this long its a tough choice on how to crop
I would like to see a version with shadows raised a bit more under the wing. If it is close to full frame you should have quite a bit of room to manouver on the raw file
Very nice capture! What a gorgeous and noble face these guys have! Would love to see more!
The RP brings out a bit more detail under the wing. There is a bit of a blue cast -- would be interesting to play with the Temp slider in raw conversion, or Color Balance in PS. Removing a color cast can also often bring out more detail.
Well done Marc! I see great improvement from the OP to the RP and love to see you experimenting! The BG is spotless and subject stands out so well, lovely detail and I love those water droplets - super shot, looking forward to the next
One of the things I admire about this photograph and the responses you have gotten is that it helps me learn that a good shot can be made even better. I especially like the imaginative cropping and am eager to see more of your birds.