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    Default Northern Gannet

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    Northern Gannet in Flight

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    1/1000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200
    D300, 200-400 VR, natural light and background, slight crop

    sorry I have not been around much, there is only so much time in a day,
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    back to work on Saturday, visiting BC with some grizzlies.. should be fun!
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    Nice exposure on the gannet ray. Is it's eye closed or just the HA away that doesn't show the eye that well ? A tad tight in frame, and I'd clone out the wispy light areas in the BGD

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    Love your light gannet against that dark BG. It's different from what we normally see. Would add a tad of space top and bottom. Really like this pose but would have liked to see some more details in the face/eye area.
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    I really like the effect you achieved here Ray. Nice work to get the exposure on the bird right in these conditions. Now a little head turn toward you would have been sweet.

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    Nice details! How was this achieved with natural light and background? Very curious...i've been trying to figure it out...:P

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    thanks for the comments...

    Nick.. the sun was setting, and there was an area in the background of dark rocks that were shaded.
    I never use flash, and never change the backgrounds, just my style, so (it is what it is) with all my images.
    I metered for the bird, which ultimately under exposed the bg.

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    Wow, very interesting effect that I thought could only be achieved through use of flash as main light...really cool, thanks!

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    what an awesome shot this is ray. that pure black bg is a magic man. superb

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Hawkins View Post
    Wow, very interesting effect that I thought could only be achieved through use of flash as main light...really cool, thanks!
    anytime Nick, Hope that storm doesn't hit too hard... take care.

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