Northern Fulmar (environmental)

[Jasper Doest]

Last year I visited Svalbard for about a month and after running two workshops there I had about two weeks left for my own photography together with my dad. It was one of the nicest trips ever and on our last day we went out in a little zodiac to explore the fjords, filled with ice. I was fascinated by the fulmars that were swimming around these massive walls of ice and tried to capture them in this amazing environment.

Canon EOS1Dmk2N
Canon EF70-200/2.8L IS USM @ 200mm
1/400 @ f/8.0
ISO400, RAW
Handheld, angle finder

[Arthur Morris]

You succeeded quite well. How did you focus?

Later and love, artie

[Alfred Forns]

Exploring the fjords on a little zodiac must be an experience beyond words Love the color of the ice One impressive image !!!

[Jasper Doest]

You succeeded quite well. How did you focus?

Hi Artie, I used one of the bottom AF-points and placed them on the right bird. I used continuous AF while both the birds and the zodiac were moving.

[Jody Melanson]

Cool shot! :D

[Jim Neiger]

Sounds like an amazing experience. You did a nice job of capturing it in an image. The color of the ice is stunning.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning image Jasper and what an incredible experince. The detail and coloring of the ice is awesome and the fulmars is a great bonus to this spectacular image !!

[Maxis Gamez]

This is very nice. Love the details, colors and composition.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I'm a big fan of tubenoses and you captured them in a great environment. I have never seen ice of this color and would love to go there someday.

[Fabs Forns]

What impresses me more is the colors on the ice! Superb all around :)

[Bob Ettinger]

As others have already said, that ice color is killer. Nice image. A little zodiac close to that ice....... not sure that would be a good idea for me.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice shot Jasper. I love the blues and the birds. Scenic.
Szimi