Royal Albatross

[Alex Becker]

Hi all,

Another shot from NZ, from a pelagic tour off Kaikoura. It was really fun seeing all these massive birds and up close! About 15% crop, standard adjustments, light NR on BG.

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 300mm f/4 with 1.4 TC
Specs: 1/4000 ISO 1000 f/7.1

Thanks for looking and commenting on prior posts!
Alex

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Alex,
Love seeing the dorsal view of this tremendous bird. It must have been quite a sight in real life. I like the composition, detail in the blacks and overall sharpness.

[Isaac Grant]

that is a great look at a Royal Albatross. Love the backside view. This is probably an image I will never get as I am terrible on boats. Love the detail in the blacks and the distant mountains in the background. The whites on the back are too hot and lacking details.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Not a species we see very often. Very cool. I really like the sea in the BG, it really puts the subject into place context.

[John Mack]

Nice flight pose here. Nice background as well.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent topside view against a nice BG. Good details, the whites are hot and need be toned down, the details is there in RAW just have to recover it

TFS

[William Dickson]

Great looking frame, with nice detail on the bird. I agree about the whites. The BG shows the bird real good.

Well done

Will

[Alex Becker]

Thanks all -- much appreciated. I'll take another look at the whites and bring them down a bit and get out some more detail. Isaac, funny you say that -- I thought I was okay on boats, but all the motion being amplified by the lens certainly made me feel a bit rough. I had never done a pelagic before though so it was a really awesome experience. Thanks again,

[Arthur Morris]

A lovely top shot. And I love how the background fits with the bird.

with love, artie