BIRDS 25 – AERIAL STILL LIFE (MONO)
January 4, 2013 25 Comments
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Young gulls over the beach at St Ives, Cornwall; 27 Sept 2012.
These gulls, loafing quietly on the beach one moment, threw themselves into the air the next as a dog charged out at them. That they missed colliding with each other was quite a feat – I have seen such collisions, but not many.
These are one of our larger gull species – probably Herring or Lesser Black-backed. They are fierce and opportunistic predators and scavengers – should that dog ever find itself injured or in difficulties, it might be less willing to attract these vicious creatures’ attention.
Nikon D700 with 70mm-300mm VR Nikkor at 300mm; 400 ISO; converted to mono and toned with Silver Efex Pro 2, using the High Key 2 preset as a starting point.
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Adrian, this is just awesome. I really like this photo. =)
Hi Jimi – glad you like it! I’m pleased with it, I must say! On this laptop I’m using at present I can’t see all of the image – there should be more of the bird on the far right in view – it may be best to click onto the image to view it in its entirety. Adrian
When I first saw this I thought it was a drawing, just stunning.
Thank you very much, Leanne, very glad you like it! Adrian
Wow, nice catch.
Thanks – yes >>> but very lucky ->>> thank heavens for autofocus!!! A
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These are some impressive birds
Thank you, ShimonZ. Adrian
A wonderful shot! Fantastic!
Thanks, M, very glad you like it – I’m pleased with it! Hope all’s well with you! A
That’s a cracking shot Adrian. Dave.
Thanks, Dave – I’m very pleased with it, I must admit. And it came to light only through a trawle through old files, looking for ones to delete – in prepartion for getting a memory-hungry Nikon D800! Thank you again. Adrian
Absolutely mind blowing Adrian!! Tones are great too! Composition is good and I like the textures on birds.
Thanks, Sonali – good to hear from you! Adrian
Great capture, the PP is really nice too.
Thank you, athyfoto! Being me, I’m unsure what PP means!!! Pictorial presentation??? Adrian
Sorry Adrian! PP = Post Production, as in making adjustments to your image on your computer.
Thank you, athyfoto – I’m rarely up with current jargon and acronyms (is that the right word???). Apologies for this late reply, but I have hardware problems at the moment. Adrian
What beauty in motion! Seabirds are among my favorites to photograph, and the gannets probably soar at the top of that list. Again you inspire me–must post a couple soon, too.
Thank you, Gary – you’ve mentioned inspiration before, and if that’s so I’m pleased! Gannets, certainly.
This image was found by chance in a trawle through old images – I’m feverishly deleting unwanted shots, as a prelude to getting a Nikon D800 soon – with this megapixel monster I’ll need the disk space! I intend continuing with the D700 too. But, with larger image files, the D800 will allow greater enlargements from small areas of pictures.
Thanks for your kind words, man! Adrian
Beuatiful.. they remind me of Victorian drawings
Absolutely – Victorian, yes – thanks for your thoughts, Helen! And if I can make photos look unlike photos, I’m happy!
My retirement >>>appears to be on track – 31 March – I have a spreadsheet counting off the working days! Adrian
Excellent news… and I will be starting permanent 32 hr week ( 4 x 8 hr days) with every Thursday off.. Yippee !
That’s good – I used to work 9-day fortnights, with every other Monday off, and that was a decided improvement on the normal grind.
So I guess you’re back at work and ok – well its good you’re ok – but not so sure about the work thing!!! Said seriously – take good care of yourself, Helen, Adrian