Black-footed Albatross

Posted by Cindy Marple on Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:25 pm

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I just got back tonight from my first Pelagic birding trip, out of San Diego. The one bird I really wanted to see was an Albatross- any species, all would be new. We saw exactly one- this bird. This is also the only bird I got any decent images of. It was too rough a lot of the time to be stable to shoot or even want to have the camera in my hands, and subjects were few and far between when it was clamer. Oh well- I got my wish and the picture to prove it!!
Canon D30, 100-400, iso200, 1/1500 at 5.6, handheld from stern of boat. Cropped about 1/3 from left and some from the top.

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by Chris Fagyal on Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:43 pm

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Cindy,

This is a nice image, and you can tell how the seas were churning by the background. I've yet to have a chance to go on a Paleagic. Hopefully some day

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by Matthew Whitley on Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:42 pm

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Cool shot! Love the blues!

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by NDCheryl on Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:45 pm

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Nice shot Cindy. I am glad you were able to not only see but photograph a new bird on this trip.

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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:38 am

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Nice deep blue water and glad your wish was fulfilled.

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by Jim Urbach on Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:39 am

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Cindy, Nice capture. On rough seas this is no easy feat especially with a D30.

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by Rich S on Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:57 am

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Way to make the most of the opportunity! Blue water and the bird in a steep bank, almost touching the water, are nice.

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by LHays on Mon Sep 08, 2003 7:54 am

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Cindy
I'd say "mission impossible.....mission accomplished". You did a great job with this one. I know how difficult it is to shoot from a boat in rough water. You got your albatross.

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by Bob Ettinger on Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:16 am

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Cindy,

the one you saw you got an image. Well done. Great angle on the wings and the sea looks somewhat "unfriendly"

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:44 am

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You did pretty darn good given the conditions. It looks like there is plenty more detail to be extracted from this image with some selective dodging under the wings and curves work.

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by Heather Forcier on Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:15 pm

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I like the tilted bird in flight with the wingtip so close to the water. Great use of space here, too, which helps to show the tumbling seas.

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by Richard Ditch on Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:15 pm

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A fine image for your first pelagic. Your experience sounds very typical. Hand holding is the only option for this. My favorite lens when I did this was a 400/5.6 (manual focus in those days), and a film speed of ISO 200 usually worked well.

Now what you need is a winter pelagic in the Atlantic, with lots of salt spray, associated with a major storm!

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by Steve Sage on Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:22 pm

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You saw one, shot one, and posted one. Score Cindy! Sounds like a high success ratio. This is a nice angled turn over beautiful water. Well done!

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by Anthony Medici on Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:13 pm

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I'd crop a bit more from the top and a bit from right. But I was never the best at picking crops for these types of images. Still you might think about it. I love the detail on the bird and the color of the water in this.