Pelagic birds

[Ziggy]

When we start bird shooting we capture whatever we can, but in time get bored with a bird on a stick or a BIF against a plain sky. Adding some habitat increases the interest.

Flesh-footed Shearwater
The bokeh of the spray is the bonus here.

• ILCE-9
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 500

Campbell's Albatross
I was due to travel to Campbell's Island SE of New Zealand where they breed last year but Covid got in the way.

• ILCE-9
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 320

Black-browed Albatross

• ILCE-9
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

Australasian Gannet (juv) sequence

• ILCE-9
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-9
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-9
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Beautifully shot.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

These shots are great!