Nesting Material For Sale--Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis)
Canon Mark IV, 70-200 f2.8 II +2x, hand held, evaluative metering, AP, +1EV, 1/800, f5.6, ISO 400, @350mm. Small crop to get subject on an intersection of a Golden Rule grid.
The shags were sharing real estate with Rockhopper penguins. Most of my attention had been directed at the "Hoppers." I really connected with those guys. I had abandon the tripod mounted 500mm near the rookie to stake out a steep, rocky trail used my the "hoppers" in going to and from the ocean. My new perspective revealed a landing area used by some shags to return to the shared rookery. This shag made several trips to the nesting area overloaded with nesting material. My presence did not alarm him, but did cause him to make a detour around my prone body and right pasted my viewfinder. The rapidly clicking shutter only caused him to speed up. I really like when the subjects pose for you.
Hi Tommy,
The bird is not quite in focus. How do you do your sharpening in PP? With the techs you have this image should be tack sharp. I like the pose and the nesting material. I would shorten the two sticks that leave the frame by cloning.
Gail
Interesting behavioral image with lots of image quality problems as noted by Hilary. The blacks look as if they have been mega-over-lightened and the BKGR is very distracting.... Isolation is the key.
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