Gannet portrait

[Mike Poole]

Not shot much this year for various reasons so I thought I'd take my almost brand new (!) R5 to the East coast for some guaranteed easy flight action to try some settings. I'm guessing the thermals were all wrong as the birds stayed well below cliff level in the main, which is really frustrating when you have lovely light and perfect wind direction. So here's a portrait instead!

Not sure why, but the head looks greyed out here - looks more natural in PS ????

Canon R5
600mm f4ii + 1.4xiii
ISO 2000
1/1000th f8

Mike