Galapagos penguin

Gallery: AvianPosted April 5, 201137 views5 comments

For whatever reason, I've been lurking and not participating much of late, so I've resolved to try and get more involved again. Late last fall my wife set us up for a tour that included Peru, Ecuador and the Galapagos (poor me) and we've been back for about two weeks. If you've been there you know you aren't allowed to go off on your own in the Galapagos which limits what you can do but I still managed some images that I like. Here's one of a Galapagos penguin captured from a wave challenged panga (dingy). C and C welcome.

1D4, 70-200 2.8 + 2.0x @ 210mm, iso 800, f 5.6, 1/250, cropped to horizontal

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 5, 2011 at 8:18 PM

I think of all the species I photographed in the Galapagos, only Short-eared Owls were harder than Galapagos Penguins. Bouncy pangas, harsh light, awkward poses and those difficult blacks and whites. You've managed those challenges well. A few bits seem a bit hot, but there's good detail in the blacks and exactly the right habitat. Certainly better than any of mine.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 5, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Nice job for the conditions, Keith. That's one tough exposure. A few of the whites look blown, but that's minor.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 5, 2011 at 11:16 PM

Nice detail, Keith. Looks as though s/he's a little cock-eyed; however if the image were mine, I would be quite pleased.

I might be tempted to see if you could open the exposure in the eye just a bit; it looks a little dull.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 5, 2011 at 11:20 PM

Really nice, especially from a panga! Nice handling of a very tough exposure -
Nice detail and great environment. From here, there are bits of blue that are out of place. Removing them with the blue channel slider would help here, imo.
Good work!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 6, 2011 at 8:13 AM

Welcome back Keith. You've done a nice job here in very difficult conditions. I like the BIH aspects and the nice look at the red eye. Your exposure looks pretty good to me except for that one area below and behind the left "wing". That must have been a wonderful trip for you guys - hope to see some more images soon.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments