Turnstone Double

[Stu Bowie]

These guys dont keep still for very long, thus I was lucky to get them at a decent angle to capture this double. Taken a little while back on the south coast of South Africa. The BG is surf.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2000
F/5.6
ISO 500

Exp Comp +0.3
Hand Held

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful warm light,angle,crop

[Tony Whitehead]

I like your crop here, Stuart. Surf BG works well. Only pity is the shadow of the bird on the left falling on the one on the right. Where did you take this (nearest town will do :))?

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks Manos and Tony.

Tony, Ramsgate. Went down for a long weekend and we were house sitting a friends house right on the beach. Cheers.

[Tony Whitehead]

Thanks, Stuart. Fond memories of waffles and maple syrup at the teahouse there! It was an annual summer holiday stop as a kid.

[David Fletcher]

Lovely shot Stu. Good to get a double and love the crop choice and bg surf. Don't mind the shadow as the bright breast by it is not blown....

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, It's hard enough to get one to hold still long enough for a shot -great job getting them both w/ nice upright poses on the rocks.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the head angles, BG and rocky perch. The shadow has been mentioned and the catchlights look a bit large on my monitor.

[Danny J Brown]

A fine image Stuart. Not only did you catch them together, you teamed up with that 100 - 400 to capture an extraordinary bokeh. Good idea on the pano as well. Sweet.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks for the feedback and kind words. Always appreciated.