Great Northern Divers (Common Loons)

[Sindri Skulason]

Hi all

Hope you are not tired of seeing shots of the Great Northern Diver (Common Loon). As some of you know I spent a lot of time last summer photographing this species and I'm still working on those shots. Please feel free to comment (C&C).

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[HWP]

OMG!! Sindri... These are fantastic. I'll never get tired of your loon shots. Just incredible... All of them.

Henry

[Packhorse-4]

Very impressive Sindri. This is an excellent series! I really love the last one.

[Cooper911]

Very impressive series! The first and last shot really capture the details of their eye...razor sharp and well done. I love the water droplets rolling off the beak in the final capture. Your colour rendition is very "true" as well which is quite difficult with this subject...especially the subtle green of the neck. Its just such a beautiful bird and you do it Justice here. Exceptionally well done.

[hTr]

Wonderful Series Sindri, Best I've ever seen of this Species.

[EdV]

Fantastic images, Sindri. The low perspective is great. It looks like you were just inches above the water. The images are all very sharp. The color is perfect particularly the handling of the whites. Superb job, Sindri.

And i love the image with the chick on the back. :D

[Kevin]

WOW!, what a great series Sindri. All are tacksharp.

[bromm]

Never get tired of images of this quality, man you worked magic with that Bigma! Beautiful photography Sindri.:D

[joayne]

Never get tired of your work! Those close up portraits are something else! Love the baby on the back.. Excellent cute factor!

[OUTLAW PHOTO]

WOW indeed ! Exceptional captures of fantastic poses. Outstanding detail! :)

[jorj7]

Great series Sindri. Were you in your wet suit when you took these? Look like you
were up close and personal...

[jlcarnagey]

Excellent series as usual. I loved #4 it reminded me of a fisherman telling how big the fish was that got away. Also the one with the little one is excellent.

[rw2]

Amazing shots!

[downywp]

These are absolutely wonderful shots, super sharp with great colours and so full of detail...The nice low angle makes these extra special - Excellent work as always!:)

[Sindri Skulason]

Thank you Henry, John, Cooper, Gary, Ed, Kevin, Trevor, joayne, outlaw photo, George, Joseph, rw2 and downywp for taking the time to comment. It's much appreciated.
Fantastic images, Sindri. The low perspective is great. It looks like you were just inches above the water. The images are all very sharp. The color is perfect particularly the handling of the whites. Superb job, Sindri.
And i love the image with the chick on the back. :D
I spent days on these and I was in the water for hours and tried to go as low as I could without getting the gear wet. In the end I think it paid off. :-)
Great series Sindri. Were you in your wet suit when you took these? Look like you
were up close and personal...
No I only used waders. ;-)

[kr88]

Wow this is a top shelf series of shots. Each and every shot can stand on it's own as they are simply fantastic. The shot with the chick is just fantastic. Definitly worth the hours in the water. Excellent work Sindri!

[Reigh Higgins]

Absolutely the best ever. Stunning!!! Thanks for sharing.

[BradM]

Lovely images Sindri! I am just to far south to ever get any images of these birds in breeding colors. Guess I am going to have to come up there and visit you some day, always wanted to travel the ring road on with the cameras on the bike anyway.

[Broncobear]

WOW Sundri, these are amazing shots....

[pttenn]

Gosh those are just incredibly sharp and beautiful. Your efforts certainly pay off with shots like these.
Karen

[Stephen Stephen]

Sindri these are stunning!!!

Perhaps I should fly to Iceland for some lessons! :D ;)

[RonnF]

Wonderful images, Sindri. So sharp and such great behavior shots. My favorites are #1, the great head shot, and #5 with the chick on it's back. Love the full profile and the low angle of the shot. Hard to believe your camera and lens stayed dry for that one.

[Sindri Skulason]

Thank you Keith, Reigh, Brad, Frank, Karen, Stephen and Ron for taking the time to comment. It's much appreciated. :-)

[Gary Fairhead]

You set the bar very high on these Sindri...Just a fantastic series.

[Keith R]

Great stuff, Sindri.

[StarDog]

Sindri, Please accept my application for your Loon Workshop this Summer! You are the
Man!!! Bob

[Salmon]

Stunning Images!!!