King penguin with newly hatched chick

[Charles Glatzer]

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Falklands '08

Heading back to the Falklands on the 29th with a group.
I will never forget watching and photographing this king penguin chick hatch last year. The howling wind made it extremely difficult to keep the equipment steady, and we were all shaking from the wind chill before long.

1D Mark III, 300IS f/2.8 w/ 2x,
Manual, incident, 1/500 @ f/5.6, ISO 800
Post-production- ARC 5.2, CS4

See you where there is light, or at the computer

Best,

Chas

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love the crop in this one Chas and gorgeous color, detail and action. I can not help but suffer a bit of envy ;)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

If Judy Lynn suffers a little envy then I guess I envy you even more. :) Great opportunity and well done. I like the interaction but the open bill of the chick puts it over the top for me. Enjoy your trip, I'd love to go there sometime.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Yes, the combination of black and yellow in this species is outstanding.
Lovely moment captured! Great light and details.

PS: I would also like to go to Falklands some day!

[Dave Phillips]

a beautifully colored and balanced image.....those penguins have such strong bonds and devotion to parenthood. Tight crop works so well here IMO

[Krijn Trimbos]

Gorgeous intimate shot Chas! Love the feather detail, the crop and of course the little one is the icing on the cake!! Excellent!

[Arthur Morris]

Love the attentive adult and the screaming little brat. Techs right on as expected. Have a great trip.