Gannet Chick

[Lance Peters]

Heres a quick one from my weekend away - stories to follow in another post.

D3
Sigmonster @750mm
F7.1
1/640th
+0.7EV
Matrix Metering
Tripod

Background is all natural - this was taken on a cliff top over looking the ocean.

Comments welcome :)

Background looks a lot bluer than it is on my screen!

[denise ippolito]

Lance, I'd love to have that shot in my collection,BG color is gorgeous as is HA.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice Lance with lots of details. Lovely, soft looking little thing. Only nit I have is little speck off to the left. Dave

[Lance Peters]

Hi Dave - left the speck in - its a bit of feather blowing around in the wind :)

[Gus Hallgren]

He's got his eye on you, Lance.

Beautiful bird well presented.

Do you turn off stablization when using tripod? Have had conflicting answers to that question.

Many thanks for sharing another beauty with us.

Uncle Gus

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gus - The sigmonster does not have image stabilisation - hence dont have to worry. General concensus I beleive is to have it turned off. :)

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Lance, I love the expression on your chick, sorta world weary, and at such a young age! Lots of detail and beautiful contrasting blue and white. Would you consider brightening the eye?

[Kerry Perkins]

Nice one Lance. I love the texture and contrast of feather versus bill. The poor thing does look tired though... I would agree with sharpening the eye as well as bringing up the level there as it is in dark shadow on the left.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Love the composition and the head angle. Don't know if you are going to get picked on because of the light hitting your subject ????

[Lance Peters]

Hi Oz - maybe lighting wasn't ideal - not a lot of options though as this fellow is perched on the side of a cliff and I had nowhere to go to get the sun behind me except over the cliff - and it's a long long way down - LOL.

[Harold Davis]

like the sidelight, lance! very nice. i'd evict the flying feather for my tastes and the bird does look a little hot. nice pose. love to get these guys one day!!!

[Lance Peters]

You are indeed correct Mr H - have been waiting for someone to pick up that he is a little Hot - congrats.

Come on over buddy - be glad to take you to meet them :)

[Alfred Forns]

The face tells it all !!! What an expression :)

[Kathy Reeves]

Ahhhhhhh!

Kathy

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice Mr. Peters,
I like the capture angle....you display good head angle and good eye contact...I like the bold blue contrasting with the whites of the bird...good show...:cool:

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Love the BG Lance. Checked the histogram and thought the whites were out just on the edges of the bird on the jpeg, but maybe not the original file. Very nice.