Sooty Shearwater

Posted by Tim Zurowski on Sun Feb 02, 2025 3:23 am

All times are UTC-05:00

0 people like this post

First unread post

| 8 posts |

Page 1 of 1

Nikon D300, Nikkor 500 f/4 VR, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/2500's

Taken a few years back from my kayak out in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off Sheringham Point. Some years we get none in the straits, and other years they can be abundant. Basically, they follow where the food is.

Please click on image to view full size.

Cheers
Tim Zurowski
https://timzurowski.smugmug.com/

Posted by:
Tim Zurowski
Forum Contributor

Location: Victoria BC, Canada
Member #:00198
Posts: 19150
Joined: 4 Apr 2006

View portfolio
Visit website

by david fletcher on Sun Feb 02, 2025 3:50 am

david fletcher
Moderator

Posts: 36910
Joined: 24 Sep 2004
Location: UK
Member #:00525

View portfolio

Lovely low view and wing pose Tim.

David Fletcher Moderator. Birds, Photo & Digital Art

Make your life spectacular!

NSN00525

0 people like this post

by peter makuch on Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:13 am

peter makuch
Forum Contributor

Posts: 6319
Joined: 13 Jun 2014
Location: montreal
Member #:02075

View portfolio

well done and both wings up and well detailed to TIM.

0 people like this post

by Axel Hildebrandt on Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:34 am

Axel Hildebrandt
Moderator

Posts: 24243
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Location: Coopersburg, PA
Member #:00941

View portfolio
Visit website

I'm a big fan of tubenoses, the pose with raised wing, low angle and calm water makes it special.

Axel Hildebrandt

0 people like this post

by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Feb 02, 2025 5:25 pm

Cynthia Crawford
Moderator

Posts: 22539
Joined: 10 Jun 2006
Location: Vermont
Member #:00733

View portfolio
Visit website

Lovely wings up shot- great to see photos from a kayak...(used to do so myself, but no longer....)

Cynthia (Cindy) Crawford-Moderator, Photo & Digital Art
web site: http://www.creaturekinships.net
"If I Keep a Green Bough in My Heart, the Singing Bird Will Come" Chinese Proverb

0 people like this post

by Gene Gwin on Sun Feb 02, 2025 6:40 pm

Gene Gwin
Forum Contributor

Posts: 5904
Joined: 26 Feb 2015
Member #:02042

View portfolio
Visit website

Tim, Like how the blue skies and water are so closely matched. Excellent wing position.

www.lagunasecaranch.com

0 people like this post

by Tim Zurowski on Sun Feb 02, 2025 6:40 pm

Tim Zurowski
Forum Contributor

Posts: 19150
Joined: 4 Apr 2006
Location: Victoria BC, Canada
Member #:00198

View portfolio
Visit website

Cynthia Crawford wrote: great to see photos from a kayak...(used to do so myself, but no longer....)

The same is happening with me Cynthia. I haven't been out in my kayak doing photography for years. It is a very unique and exciting experience to get close to pelagic species like this, at eye level. Most people only ever see them from a larger fishing or touring boat, and not nearly this close.

Cheers
Tim Zurowski
https://timzurowski.smugmug.com/

0 people like this post

by paul fletcher on Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:10 pm

paul fletcher
Forum Contributor

Posts: 4317
Joined: 26 Feb 2018
Member #:02174

View portfolio

A fine image, Tim.

0 people like this post