Assignment - SOC

[Lance Peters]

Just back from a couple of days with the gannets, Not a lot of action - few Juvi's still present.

This is SOC - and guess it might not be everyone's cup of tea - have been experimenting (after my sunset gannet shot) with OOF foreground elements as compositional tool - this Juvi was more than happy to let me experiment.

D3
Sigmonster @800MM
F7.1
1/1250th
+1.0EV
800 ISO
Matrix Metering
SB900 With Better Beamer
Manual High speed sync flash @ full power
Tripod

Really best viewed large the detail is great - BTW calibrated the sigmonster with the lens align and what a improvement - no sharpening or anything on this shot.

Comments welcome :)

[Gus Cobos]

I like it Mr. Peters...:D question...what is the oof fluffy brown layer in the foreground? Is this part of the nesting material?????:cool:

[Lance Peters]

HI GUs - fluffy brown area is the ground and it is covered with a nesting material and grasses. Bird was down over the side of the cliff a little.
\Nearly the exact same spot I took the Sunset gannet shot.

[Gus Cobos]

Wow...very nice...it looks like he's looking down at you saying come and get me if you can...:eek::D:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Gus - I exploited the opportunityy to the fullest - have many many shots with all range of head angles :) :)

[Alfred Forns]

I couldn't tell what it was Lance !!! Really some kind of neat !!! Love the image !!!

[denise ippolito]

Lance, It looks like he's emerging from the nest! Very neat. I love the colors.

[Harold Davis]

Peek-a-Boo!! i like that you centered the subject here. works out perfectly as the horizon lines form a valley so to speak right at the bird's neck.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great capture Lance. Love his expression of who are you???????????????