Guillemot in a rainy day

Gallery: AvianPosted October 24, 201070 views9 comments

One of the many photographic chances I had last June in Scotland . This was taken on island of May ( not far from Edinburgh ) in the only rainy day I had in a week (

). However,the atmosphere of the place combined with the rain and the explosion of flowers created images of great beauty.
Canon 350 D , Sigma 400 apo , ISO 400 , F 7.1 , 1/800.
PS CS2 , little crop, routine sharpening.
C and C always welcome.
Giorgio

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 24, 2010 at 5:43 PM

Really like the setting, pose and falling rain Giorgio. Exposure looks good on the bird and those bright belly whites on the fish aren't blown. Some light in the eye would have been nice but impossible I suspect in these conditions. Interesting image!

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Comment posted by Michele Williams on October 24, 2010 at 6:49 PM

I like this shot. The pose is great, as is the composition. The bird looks a bit dark to me but I'm on my laptop right now, which may be the cause.

Registered on April 3, 2010, 28 Posts, 146 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 24, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Nice action shot especially with the rain drops and the fish in the bill. I've never seen this species in person (aside from an Arctic Race which is nearly pure white) but I'd bump the saturation those blacks as they look a little washed out. It may be that the plumage is a little more brown (which is seen in other auk species) in which case I'd bump the contrast instead of black saturation.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 24, 2010 at 9:23 PM

Very nice. I look forward to others from your trip.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 24, 2010 at 9:32 PM

I very nice composition! The angle of the rock is a great design element. Having dark above and light below is a flip-flop on the norm. The image appears slightly desaturated to me. Some halos visible front of upper breast and at back of the secondaries. The fish in the beak is pretty cool.

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Comment posted by Chris Ross on October 25, 2010 at 7:26 AM

Nice pose captured Giorgio, does seem a little dark in the mitones on my monitor, perhaps brighten a little, if you can without brightening the deepest shadows.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 27, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Giorgio

I thought the image had been converted to B & W when I viewed the thumbnail, but looking at the 720 pixel version the shades of brown do show. I like the pose, the fish in the bill, the raised wings and the visible raindrop streaks. I do find myself wishing for a catchlight but I imagine that would have been very difficult given the light.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 29, 2010 at 12:46 PM

Very nice moment, Giorgio. I like the pose and the falling rain.

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Maurizio De Vita on February 11, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Fantastic bird! A species (and a place) I would like to see!
I like the soft toned colors, they render nicely an atmospheric mood. Nice touch those drops of rain!

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