Northern Gannet in Flight

[Raymond Barlow]

Cape Saint Marys, Newfoundland 1/2000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200
D300, 200-400 almost full frame,
natural light, hand held.

Taken at my first Newfoundland workshop, what a great place to spend the summer!
(next year)

[Troy Lim]

Ray, stunning shot......

[denise ippolito]

Ray, It's nice to see you posting again! I love the rich BG colors and the sharp details are very nice. I might tone down the rim on the wings just a bit if it were mine. I like the the framing also.

[Greg Basco]

Ray, looking good on this image. Exposure and sharpness look right on, and the natural light is really nice. The BG is just a little busier than what I would consider ideal, but you shot wide open so there's nothing more you could have done in the field.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Juan Aragonés]

Hey Ray, what a nice flight. Love the light and pose of the bird, perhaps a slightly better eye contact. Can only imagine how much you enjoyed shooting this guys ;)

[Michael Zajac]

Raymond, Nice to see you posting again. I like the flight pose and the species. Sharpness and details look great. I agree with toning down just a small area on the wings. Congrats on this one. I miss seeing your owl shots.

[Raymond Barlow]

thanks for the comments and the help!

[Raymond Barlow]

took anther crack at this image, thanks again for the critique.

[Raymond Barlow]

ps.. Greg, I do understand your comment about the background, i do like the extra smooth version, .. considering I took
over 3,000 images on this day, I have a few to pick from! This one caught my eye due to the pose, wing position, and look
of the eye, the background I thought was interesting, and gives some character to this shot.

[denise ippolito]

Raymond, I think the repost looks better:)

[Nico Steenberg]

Great feather detail and exposure. Like the in flight pose and comp. Bird is razor sharp

[Raymond Barlow]

Raymond, I think the repost looks better:)

Thanks Denise, and good eye!

[denise ippolito]

Raymond, I forgot to congratulate you on your new book! I looked through some of the images and it looks awesome!:)

[Greg Basco]

Good deal, Ray. I think the repost is a nice improvement.

Cheers,
Greg

[RakeshDhareshwar]

The repost looks awesome . Surprising that at f4 , the bird is sharp from tip to tip . Great BG and pose make this a winner !!

[Raymond Barlow]

thanks very much.