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gliding

Otago Peninsula, South Island

access is tightly controlled at the Royal Albatross Centre, so as not to disturb nesting albatross mums...the viewpoint is set inside a cabin with blue glass windows...luckily several of the giant birds came gliding by

such sightings happen and finish quickly, so you must be ready for a fast reaction

Nikon D80
Nikkor 18-200mm - 1/750s f/5.6 at 200.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time01-Dec-2008 16:09:59
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D80
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length200 mm
Exposure Time1/750 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Gil Azouri07-Feb-2009 12:16
Amazing capture! V
Guest 02-Feb-2009 16:55
Simply beautyful.
John Rendle28-Jan-2009 23:23
When I was at sea there birds would glide serenely beside the ship for an eternity waiting for galley scraps when there would then be a frenzy of activity in the ship's wake. Lucky you weren't having a snooze when he came by.
Steve Highfield23-Jan-2009 17:31
Lovely capture, David. 'Free Bird' springs to mind. *
Guest 23-Jan-2009 14:59
Wow. Beautiful David.
Guest 23-Jan-2009 10:23
beautiful capture.
H2M23-Jan-2009 08:04
Freedom!!! Poetic mood. VV
Raymond Ma23-Jan-2009 07:09
Great catch behind glass. Yes, the blue does add a nice dreamy melancholy tone to it. V
an nguyen23-Jan-2009 02:33
Fascinating....
lou_rozensteins22-Jan-2009 23:35
Lovely shot. Well done.
Mairéad22-Jan-2009 23:10
Wow - fabulous capture - the blue actually adds to the picture. V
Guest 22-Jan-2009 22:47
fantastic!-v-
Aud Elise Sjøsæther22-Jan-2009 22:38
Fantastic catch! Wonderful compo. The blue tone adds to the picture! V
Raphael_E22-Jan-2009 22:02
Very nice tone effect created by the blue glass ! Superb shot ! V.
marie-jose wolff22-Jan-2009 21:17
what an impressive wingspan! V
Apostolos Tikopoulos22-Jan-2009 21:16
Excellent catch... V.
Guenter Eh22-Jan-2009 18:35
A pictorial of the old human dream - to be free lik a bird...beautiful flight impression David!
Jim Coffman22-Jan-2009 18:12
Very nice action shot! V
John Lamb22-Jan-2009 17:55
Free in the air.... but dead in the water.
These wonderful birds are killed in the thousands each year by unregulated long-line fishing.
pr_rajan22-Jan-2009 17:23
...beautiful!~V~
Walter Otto Koenig22-Jan-2009 17:23
Cool shot of this rare bird. I like the dreamy blue tones. "V"
Paco López22-Jan-2009 17:23
I love it!!!!!! Agree with Zyziza; free! Vote!!!!!
Guest 22-Jan-2009 17:15
Very beautiful hue! V
Gerard Koehl22-Jan-2009 16:43
Superbe avec ces teintes bleutées... V
zyziza22-Jan-2009 15:47
Free as a bird! v
silvia marmori22-Jan-2009 15:33
oh, i see why the tone now!.. but it fits.. it gives another sight, another mood..
beautiful!
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