Southern Giant Petrel

Gallery: AvianPosted December 29, 2010160 views9 comments

Olympus E-3, 300mm, laying on ground
f4.5, 1/320, ISO200

This is a re-worked version of a photo I posted about two weeks ago, before I'd gotten my laptop calibrated. She was on eggs, and I was about 10 meters away. It's the largest of the Giant Petrels, with a wing span of about seven feet.

Full frame.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 29, 2010 at 4:20 AM

Beautiful bird - nice pose, detail, and environment.
Nice to be so close that a 300 doesn't allow the whole bird in the frame!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on December 29, 2010 at 6:52 AM

Fantastic pose and very nice image.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 29, 2010 at 7:24 AM

Nice rework Jim.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on December 29, 2010 at 7:43 AM

I love the low angle on this one, excellent detail and a nice setting - well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 29, 2010 at 9:27 AM

This version looks much better to my eye Jim - lightening the image was a major improvement IMO. Great look at that tube nose.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 29, 2010 at 10:07 AM

I'm really enjoying this series of shots from your recent trip. Very interesting perspective on this one. Nice job on the re-processing.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 29, 2010 at 11:18 AM

Cool shot Jim, love the detail in this one. Great intimate setting and shot.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 29, 2010 at 4:52 PM

Unusual bird, much wonderful detail here, Jim. I compared it with your previous post and can see it was a good idea to post the new version.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 30, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Wow, that is quite a beak, I have never seen one of these before. I like the low perspective and how the bird fits into the composition. Wonderful detail on the larger image, well done.

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