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scotteffone
25th of August 2009 (Tue), 05:07
Went to Muriwai Beach today and took some photos of gannets. They were busy building their nests. What do you guys think?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/3855704454_979a60bd5e_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3854915093_bc00414c99_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3855703546_ac8204dd32_o.jpg

Thanks.
Flo
25th of August 2009 (Tue), 10:13
Stunning!! You should post these in the bird forum!!
vpnd
25th of August 2009 (Tue), 10:30
What lens did u use? I like the first one.
fatpoint
25th of August 2009 (Tue), 11:02
Wow...very nice.
Ditto on the lens...
scotteffone
25th of August 2009 (Tue), 19:41
Wow thanks guys! It was a canon 70-200mm f4. Some birds were like 3 meters away, I used my WA at times.

How's the exposure? That's what worries me because my monitor is not set up and I'm not likely to get around to being able to calibrate for sometime.
jimsuy
25th of August 2009 (Tue), 23:43
nice capture.... :)
DerekSimon
26th of August 2009 (Wed), 01:31
Very nice shots.
cryforashadow
26th of August 2009 (Wed), 04:03
The second one is pretty cool.
terumi
26th of August 2009 (Wed), 11:50
WOW ! great shots. exposure looks good to me
chauncey
26th of August 2009 (Wed), 13:55
Exposure...1st one is a little overexposed...part of the wing is blown out but it may be salvageable with PP. 2nd and 3rd are spot on.
nice shots.
snyderman
26th of August 2009 (Wed), 15:50
Wow! In the 2nd pic, the bird looks like a Boeing 747!

dave
-OutofFocus-
26th of August 2009 (Wed), 19:15
Great bird shots
scotteffone
27th of August 2009 (Thu), 02:05
Exposure...1st one is a little overexposed...part of the wing is blown out but it may be salvageable with PP. 2nd and 3rd are spot on.
nice shots.

I thought the exposure for its head was ok. The wing is blown out, is this something you would mask out and expose differently or does the whole pick need to be dropped down?

Wow! In the 2nd pic, the bird looks like a Boeing 747!

dave

I have this other pic and the bird is perfectly side side on, with its wings up and out straight. It looks like one of those planes that has the wings coming from the top of the fusalge. Are they called Whisper jets?
TheLaird
27th of August 2009 (Thu), 14:41
I like the 3rd one. It is starring right down its beak at you.
big.tater
27th of August 2009 (Thu), 21:23
I like the 3rd one. It is starring right down its beak at you.

Ditto! The 3rd is my favorite. Love how he is yelling at you. :D

#2 is great too, but wish both wings were in. :(