Fiordland crested penguin

[Alex Becker]

Hi all,

A New Zealand endemic -- a Fiordland crested penguin / tawaki, taken on slightly rainy day off a pelagic on Stewart Island (an amazing place). In post, dropped EXP on the BG 2/3rd a stop, slight crop. BG was naturally pretty dark as it's a cave the nest in.

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 500mm f/4
Specs: 1/400 f/4.5 ISO 1,600

Thanks for looking and commenting on prior posts!
Alex

[gail bisson]

I think I know exactly where you shot this.
Good exposure and the blacks are well defined. The penguin is separated nicely from the black BG.
Nice and sharp (hard to do on a bobbing boat).
Love the look back pose and the crest. And you got the most important part- the red eye!
Looking forward to seeing more of your images from NZ,
Gail

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautifully see and Composed. Love the back on Back.
Tones are Beautiful and Head Angle is good.

TFS

[David Roach]

Sublime...

[Bill Dix]

Great look-back pose; nice exposure on whites and blacks of the bird. Well done.

[John Mack]

Looks great. Love that black background and the black penuin they go great together. Neat pose as well. Nice and sharp with good detail.

[Alex Becker]

Thanks all, much appreciated!