Hi all .... well the title is not really correct , as these two Grey Seal bulls were fighting very hard and very long . The longest and hardest fight i have ever witnessed on Helgoland .... as always one of them was the winner , both were totally exhausted and bloody all over the body at the end . But that's how it goes if you have two bulls with the same power and strength !!!
I just love those action shots .... always difficult to shoot correctly , as even these seals move fast !!!! Would not believe when you see them moving in their daily routine .
Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 500 IS L
Tripod
F 8 ; Iso 25.600 ; 1/2000 sec ; man exp and auto iso
Processed with C1 and PSCC 2020 ; slightly cropped to 85% of FF
Thanks for looking and commenting to my previous posting .
Definitely Andreas you are good at processing, such good details even at that high iso , Canon should promote Your's and Steves images for marketing their flagship model.
Coming to the image, I liked the expression and that flying sand, liked the framing as well , completely takes the viewer to the action and expressions. Even though the blood is involved but it doesnt appear gross at all.
A fine posting which clearly shows how a good photographer with excellent PP skills can produce superb images.
The image clearly shows that cameras can capture action that was otherwise unachievable a few years ago Andreas, with reasonable IQ. Yes, it's not going to print out too well, but as a 'record' shot it illustrates the behaviour very well. I'm just wondering based on the kit, if f/5.6 would have been better and then have gone to 1/3200+?
Thanks Haseeb, John , Steve and Sanjeev for your kind comments .
Steve we both know about the shortcomings of this file when it comes to the output end , it does have it limitations of use . Specially when we discuss about the IQ .... . Thinking about some years back .... well all would be blurred due to the usable ISO . So again i am happy with the available output and still surprised what can be achieved in terms of quality .