BreastStroke

[Brian Wong]

BreastStroke - Chinstrap Penguin

2 months ago, Half Moon Island, Antarctica.

Almost a BIF!! :) Thank you for looking, and especially for all the helpful comments!

EOS 40D, 70-200/2.8 @200, 1.4x TC
1/1600, f/4.5, ISO 200, handheld, manual exposure

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[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the composition,timing and the head turn!

[Arthur Morris]

Great framing and getting the peak of the action. The belly whites look hot and I could do without the diagonal wavlet.

Not sure if you answered this on the last one and I missed it; were you on the Van Os trip?

later and love, artie

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great timing and pose. I can almost see him fly, too. :) The whites look good on my monitor.

[Brian Wong]

Thank you for all the comments, and encouragements!

Hi Artie!

No, this was not on a VanOs trip. I decided to go to Antarctica on my own, and wanted to see how much I could apply (photography-wise) with my present knowledge. It was a first time experience for me, and I thoroughly enjoyed, and recommend the adventure (even though I loss my cookies)! Thanks, and getting rid of the diagonal wavelet will not be a problem.

[Arthur Morris]

Thank you for all the comments, and encouragements!

Hi Artie! No, this was not on a VanOs trip. I decided to go to Antarctica on my own, and wanted to see how much I could apply (photography-wise) with my present knowledge.

Hey Bri, Now you have my attention... Just how does one go to Antarctica "on his own???"

thanks and later and love, and YAW,

artie

[Brian Wong]

Hi Artie!

Ha! :) Ha! ... "On my own" meaning that I decided not to join any particular "photography workshop" group (like VanOs or others) for this trip. I was also amazed to see and meet people onboard who would travel to Ushuaia, and just board "stand-by" style on the next available ship to Antarctica (apparently the fare was cheaper that way). Also, we did see a guy on a sailboat down there ... now that is really "on his own"!!!

Here is a reworked repost. I do like it much more without the diagonal wavelet. I can now see that wavelet as a pretty terrible merge with the penguin. I had left it originally believing the element might add dynamics, and possibly the intersection would keep attention near the power point. I also tried to bring down the whites a tad. Hope you like the changes.

I thank you all again for all the great suggestions for improvements!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The repost really does make a difference.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Artie!

Ha! :) Ha! ... "On my own" meaning that I decided not to join any particular "photography workshop" group (like VanOs or others) for this trip. I was also amazed to see and meet people onboard who would travel to Ushuaia, and just board "stand-by" style on the next available ship to Antarctica (apparently the fare was cheaper that way). Also, we did see a guy on a sailboat down there ... now that is really "on his own"!!!

Here is a reworked repost. I do like it much more without the diagonal wavelet. I can now see that wavelet as a pretty terrible merge with the penguin. I had left it originally believing the element might add dynamics, and possibly the intersection would keep attention near the power point. I also tried to bring down the whites a tad. Hope you like the changes.

I thank you all again for all the great suggestions for improvements!

Hi Bri, I figured that that was what you meant... The re-post is much better with the wavelet...

Later and thanks and love, artie

ps: Did you have time and freedom for photography?

[Brian Wong]

Hi Artie!

Yep, I went down there on my trip-of-a-lifetime with the goal of practicing some photography. While on shore, we had only about 1 hour, and travel (for good reason) was severely restricted. But we averaged 2 landings per day, and even had a very long day with 4 landings. Unfortunately, I found knee pads were much more valuable than the tripod!