Mating Razorbills

Gallery: AvianPosted July 22, 201191 views5 comments

A couple of weeks ago I posted an image that showed a razorbill pair during courtship. Angela commented that she would like to see the mating image - so here it is!

Critiques and comments are very welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Canon 5D
70-200mm f/4L IS @ 176mm
1/640, f/9.0, ISO 160
59% of full frame
handheld, no flash
6-27-2011, 10:52am

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 22, 2011 at 4:15 PM

Nice view of the male - good detail of the wings and gead. A levels adjustment of the eye might bring it out more.
Good catch!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 22, 2011 at 8:15 PM

Great behavioral shot Carol, a very interesting species. Good job on this difficult exposure too..
Nice details and colors, I like the comp and BG that puts all the attention on the business at hand

Well done & have a great weekend

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 22, 2011 at 10:17 PM

Wonderful exposure of the dark birds Carol. Excellent image of this behavior,

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 22, 2011 at 11:00 PM

Great job on the exposure and dof, Carol. Not the ideal angle to catch the action, but not much you could do about that.

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

Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 23, 2011 at 9:04 AM

Thanks for posting this Carol. Nice white handling with good detail there. I don't know if you could have moved around to the left some and had better view of her-but usually we are stuck with the view we get.

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