Marbled Murrelet

Gallery: AvianPosted June 26, 2016112 views7 comments

From the same boat trip as my last post and the same location on the mainland side of Protection Island. Nate spotted this bird and identified it for us. It's one of the birds that requires big old trees as it builds it's nests well inland on their branches-a rather odd nesting habit for a seabird. I liked the quality of the water in this a lot and I wanted to maintain the feel of a small bird in a large ocean, so I left her pretty small in the frame.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, handheld, f/8, 1/1600, iso 640, manual exposure. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 13.4 MP before resizing for the web. Taken June 20th at 5:34 PM.

Comments and criticisms are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on June 26, 2016 at 9:17 PM

Quite a catch Dennis. These guys aren't easy to come by. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on June 26, 2016 at 10:04 PM

Dennis a lovely canvas for the bird to sit on. Nice thought and beautifully composed. The bird looks a tad bit hot vs the canvas? either way a wonderful image
Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 27, 2016 at 12:01 AM

A notoriously difficult bird to approach. Terrific use of the opportunity the bird gave you. And the water is mesmerizing. devil

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on June 27, 2016 at 10:25 PM

I like the concept of showing a small bird on a large ocean. I also like the pose of the bird and the beautiful water. Very nicely done, Dennis!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 27, 2016 at 11:15 PM

I would say you were lucky to catch this one. The water color is quite pleasing and I like the position of the bird.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 28, 2016 at 1:58 PM

Wonderful setting, the water is awesome, as is the Murrelet ! Saw explanatory boards in the Redwoods (CA) explaining the nesting, quite a thing ! No nits from me ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 28, 2016 at 4:52 PM

Nicely seen and composed, Dennis. T like your decision to keep the murrelet small in the frame. The water texture looks like a painting.

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