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    What amazing flyers these guys are!

    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.

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    Camera Model: Canon EOS 50D
    Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
    Aperture: 5
    Exposure compensation: +1/3
    ISO: 400
    Focal length: 500mm
    Handheld from Kayak...

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    Wow, low angle it is. Great side shot for this Glenn.

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    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!

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    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?
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    Fabulous Glenn! You get a million points from me for degree of difficulty on this one!!!

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    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.

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    Very cool image. Have you looked at a pano crop to emphasize even more the low flying position? I think it might work really well.

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    Excellent low flight angle captured. Sharp and well exposed
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    excellent low angle flight , lovely BG and razor sharp
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    Essence of a shearwater - fabulous low perspective and sharp!

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    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 !!

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    This is asuper capture Glenn. Great to get him from a kayak. Pin sharp, well exposed and super to get him from the low position.

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    wow! This is so difficult, as you said they are an amazing flyers
    Ilike the low angle, superb low flying pose, exposure and sharpness.
    Very well done.

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