Various Albatrosses *1st post*!

[craiggci]

So I've been a member for ages, it's time to bite the bullet and post something!

I've just returned for 18 months in New Zealand where I spent sometime in Kaikoura photographing these incredible birds.

C&C welcome!

1: New Zealand White Capped Albatross (Thalassarche Staedi)
2: Southern Bullers Albatross (Thalassarche Bulleri Bulleri)

[craiggci]

2 more...

3 & 4 Wandering Albatross (Not sure what species)

[craiggci]

last 2.

more wandering albatross

[sceee1991]

Welcome to POTN! This is a great first post. All of these are very good. The middle two are good, but I think the first two and the last two are great. I love the water being shaken off in the last two.

[Phreddie]

These birds are so photogenic for those lucky enough to get near them.
Number three is the classic pose for painters - wonderful.
All are good pictures, though I would appreciated them being a little larger.

[sugarzebra]

A belated welcome to POTN Craig :) Its a pleasure to see these shots of a great bird I may never see. The second last shot is my favourite but the third shot is also excellent and intriguing the way the wing tip appears to be in the water. Looking forward to more of your posts.

[DonE]

What a cool looking bird. Great shots and detail in these. Need to post more Craig.

[pttenn]

Excellent shots, love the last 3 but they are all really nice. Welcome to the forum, glad you got your courage up! :) Nice web site too. What equipment do you use??
Karen

[eccles]

On their own, I wouldn't rate the last two, but as part of the set they're good behavoural shots. Nice set of awesome birds.

[aligater]

Fabulous series Craig, detail is excellent, cool looking birds too.

[craiggci]

These birds are so photogenic for those lucky enough to get near them.
Number three is the classic pose for painters - wonderful.
All are good pictures, though I would appreciated them being a little larger.


They're extremely photogenic, incredible experience to see them. I took several hundred shots on this trip!

They were all shot with 350D & 100-400, my 30D gave up the ghost when I got out on the boat!

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Craig

[EZRider]

Those are some really great shots!! More please :)

All great but the color in the second one is sweet! Cool looking bird.

[wizard13]

The shots are all great. The last shot with the water on the head is really amazing!!

[Normcar21]

I'm very impressed with 2 and 3, 2 because of the excellent color and eye and bill detail, with the droplets, and 3 because of the excellent and dynamite flight attitude. Looks like you were shooting with snorkle package :D

I like the intimacy of the 4th photo, cool stuff!

[Howler-Cat]

1st one of the last two is superb! Excellent work!

[Anke]

Great first post, Craig. Such wonderful birds and you've captured some nice images here.

[Sindri Skulason]

Excellent series and well chosen as your first post here. I'm looking forward to seeing more. Welcome! :-)

[canonloader]

Very nice series of a bird I will never see. They look to be pretty big birds.

[craiggci]

Very nice series of a bird I will never see. They look to be pretty big birds.

They're huge, some have 3 metre wingspans. I really want to see more in the future, such majestic creatures!

[ngannet]

Being among my favorite species of birds, these are all simply magnificent! The 2nd and 3rd capture most of my attention, lovely colors, sharpness, detail. Amazing birds, and I hope to get down there to see some of them in real life!

[enjoy]

The second one works great for me. These are really beautiful though.