Light was f'ing awful, seas were rough, and the boat configuration sucked, but I walked away with a few keepers on this dreary, windy pelagic trip from Valparaíso.
Bird (and hundreds of Kelp Gulls) was lured towards the boat with chum. Keeping the gulls out of the frames was very difficult!
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II on EOS R5
1/3200 at f/5.6, ISO 1600
Processed in PR CC with a light pass through Topaz
Last edited by Dorian Anderson; 01-22-2022 at 12:35 PM.
Hi Dorian, both albatrosses look stunning. Fantastic wing spread. I like how both birds are parallel to the camera so we get the killer underwing details. The whites look really good to my eye. In my experience, the way the albatrosses fly make it extremely difficult to get everything right. Especially from a boat.
I never shot from a boat before, but can certainly imagine the challenges. So kudos on this image Dorian! I like the head turn, the wingspan must not be easy to fit into the frame. Nice work!