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Maximilian

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I applied a pretty ambitious crop on this image, but I think it holds up ok for web viewing. In the moment I was not able to reduce the ISO, but at least there is absolutely no motion blur with a shutter speed of 1/4000.
EOS R6, RF100-400 @400mm, 1/4000s, f/8.0, ISO 3200, AV with electronic shutter.
Lovely shot.
Esp. the wings spread so wide and no motion blur …
 
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ISv

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These are from Saturday. Didn't see the targeted birds and on top of this all seabirds where flying on a distance not optimal for 500mm lens. In some wind/ocean conditions they may pass at just 10 meters away on that place (not that day ~2h waiting).
Sooty Tern and Brown Booby.
All 3 photos are from distance 75 meters, 100% crops.
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ISv

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Very nice series, ISv. Between the second and the third, I prefer the last one for the position of the bird's wings.
I completely understand your point: if there is nothing else worth for endorsement the position of the wings is important:ROFLMAO: - I shouldn't posting such a crap but there was nothing else that day :sleep:.
Thanks for the comment anyway!
 
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Maximilian

The dark side - I've been there
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These are from Saturday. Didn't see the targeted birds and on top of this all seabirds where flying on a distance not optimal for 500mm lens. In some wind/ocean conditions they may pass at just 10 meters away on that place (not that day ~2h waiting).
Sooty Tern and Brown Booby.
All 3 photos are from distance 75 meters, 100% crops.
Really nice. #2 is my fave - maybe because of the wing position ;)
 
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Maximilian

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I'm not a fisherman, so like your cormorant ;)
I've learned from a birder, that the perfect cormorant pic is, when you can get the sun into their eyes and make them glow. So yours close to it, but has room for slight improvement ;)
 
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AlanF

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I'm not a fisherman, so like your cormorant ;)
I've learned from a birder, that the perfect cormorant pic is, when you can get the sun into their eyes and make them glow. So yours close to it, but has room for slight improvement ;)
Here's a Cormorant from this month, banking so I got part of the upper wing (R5 + 100-500)

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