Waved Albatross

[Steve Maxson]

I've been fascinated by the dynamic gliding flight of albatrosses ever since I first saw them flying rings around our ship as I traveled to Antarctica many years ago. This Waved Albatross was photographed at Espanola Island, Galapagos where this species breeds. 20D, 300 f/4, 1/1250, f/8, ISO 400. Comments are welcome.

[Alfred Forns]

I like it a lot Steve The bg does it for me I like the gliding pose and you got enough detail on the upper wing to make it look good !!! Excellent !!!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful flight capture Steve and a very lovely sky that adds a great deal to this image. Nice and sharp and good eye contact. Congratulations !

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm with Al...the BG does it for me too! The clouda add an important element of interest. Well done :-)

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Lovely image. O like the colors and the sharpness. The diagonal compo is also nice.

Szimi

[Tony Whitehead]

Magnificent bird well caught. BG is superb and the light on the head and bill really captures that albatross look.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the gliding pose, details and BG and would love to see an albatross sometime. I might sharpen the bird a bit more.