Parasitic Jaeger

Gallery: AvianPosted September 24, 2010105 views9 comments

A Lifer for me - this is from Point Roberts, WA two days ago. I saw a couple of them chasing Gulls, as they are wont to do, but quite a distance off shore.

1D MkIV, 500mm + 1.4X, 1/3200 @f8, ISO800, sunny morning, tripod.

Thanks for looking; c & c please.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 24, 2010 at 11:23 AM

KC, sounds like this is a largish crop from your discription. I like the comp and how the bird jumps out of the darker BG. Very difficult to comment on detail and sharpness from the small version, so I won't try. Overall, I like it.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 24, 2010 at 3:31 PM

Big congrats on the lifer KC, love the flight pose. The dark sky accents the light colors in the bird.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 24, 2010 at 6:24 PM

Lifers are great fun, huh Kwan? Big congrats for getting it.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on September 24, 2010 at 7:11 PM

Would be a lifer for me too, and I saw one when I was on the Cape, but no photo op. You've done well in capturing this pelagic bird.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 25, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Beautiful composition, Kwan.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 25, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Sweet lighting and nice diagonal in the frame, congrats on the lifer, I don't have one of these yet.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 25, 2010 at 6:31 AM

Nice way to get a lifer KC - like the dramatic lighting
cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Sally King on September 25, 2010 at 11:53 AM

If this is a large crop the bird held up very well. Still lots of detail. Nice pose against the sky.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on September 25, 2010 at 5:58 PM

I love the colour palette on this one. Never heard of the bird, but it looks good here!

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