This one was taken Thursday morning from the kayak. My self critique is that the light angle is not great. But I loved the low flying position and thought it was kind of a unique photo.
Cheers!
Camera Model: Canon EOS 50D
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 5
Exposure compensation: +1/3
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm
Handheld from Kayak...
Fantastic Glenn - really like the low angle and the parallel lines between the bird and the surface of the water. Don't know that I'd trust myself in a kayak with a 500mm!
Just beautiful, Glenn.
The bird looks razor sharp, and almost like a flying torpedo!
The blue hue of the water is really engaging as well.
And the direct-on low angle is the clincher for me !
Is it possible to reveal a little more detail in the shadows behind the wing at the rear of the body?
Last edited by Bill Jobes; 08-29-2009 at 07:44 PM.
agree with your self critique but this image still holds up quite well. That low flight barely clearing the water is really intersting to see. Very nice.
This is indeed a unique photo - opportunity expertly used and great technique not only to capture this, but also to handle a 500 from a kayak - nice :) ...... if I hadn't seen a bill on this I would have thought it was a dolphin .. ha ha ha (joking) - wonderful stuff !!