Gannet

Gallery: AvianPosted December 29, 2010124 views13 comments

A shot from earlier this year, Gannet with nesting material, coming in to land. The Gannet is one of my favourite subjects; so ungainly on land, but so graceful when on the wing.

1600th @ f5.6 iso200

Thanks for the feedback on my last post and thanks for looking.

All C&C's most welcome.

Andy...

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 29, 2010 at 5:19 PM

This is lovely Andy especially with the nesting material very well caught

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 29, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Love the larger version. great position in the air and really nice detail and exposure. BG is perfect for this shot. Very well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 29, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Nesting material really adds to this Andy - nice detail and pose

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on December 29, 2010 at 6:13 PM

Beautiful image of a beautiful bird. Sharpness, pose and BG are al excellent - well done.

Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 29, 2010 at 6:21 PM

This is excellent Andy, a great behavioural image

They sure are beautiful birds, never been able to get close enough to one myself though.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 29, 2010 at 6:59 PM

super, Andy. no nits from me. love the comp, wing position, nesting material. would love to see one of these.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 29, 2010 at 7:41 PM

Great pose and wing extension. Good colors, the BG is grat, and the nesting material really adds a lot.
In the larger version, there is (from here) a blue tint and blue areas on the left wing area near the body.
Sandy ..

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Wilson on December 29, 2010 at 10:28 PM

Wonderful detail, great behavior, beautiful shot!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 573 Posts, 2211 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 29, 2010 at 11:37 PM

I really really like this one. Great detail. Background is so pleasing and compliments the bird beautifully. Well done.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 30, 2010 at 6:42 PM

I really like this. The wing position, exposure and that seaweed all make this a very inviting image.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 30, 2010 at 6:51 PM

Excellent shot all the way around, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on December 31, 2010 at 4:17 PM

Great shot Andy - great BG, pose, and it has nesting material

Oscar

Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 1, 2011 at 3:27 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys

And all the best for this new year.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments