Don't try this at home: Ancient Murrelet + Kayak + 1120mm

[Glenn Bartley]

This species is definitely one of the trickier North American birds out there to photograph. Being Alcids they are basically impossible to photograph from shore meaning that a vessel of some sort is required. The problem is that by the time they come south the weather is generally nasty and the ocean rough. I had been waiting for 2 years to get a window of opportunity to try for these guys and finally got it early in November. After several attempts I finally got a few shots that I am very proud of.

Hope you enjoy this one!



Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 8
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

[oTTer]

The water ripples and reflection are awesome.

[xjken99]

Beautiful image. It would appear that it was worth the wait. The colors, the reflection and even the water drops on hbis back are perfect.