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

 

[Frequency]

Astounding sort

 

[EricD]

Glad you scored...you waited patiently! Nice low angle shot....

P.S.

You should comment on other peoples post as well instead of just posting yours....

I am sure people would appreciate it....just my opinion.

 

[Marc-Etienne]

Impressive! How did you manage to shoot such a sharp picture from a kayak with a long telephoto + converter?!:shock:
I'm curious, how many shots did you take to get that one sharp?

Congratulation to finally catch that little guy!:thumbup:

 

[Silverpenguin]

Nice shot and thanks for the story behind it, as knowing how tricky it is to photograph makes me appreciate it all the more!

 

[Canon AE-1]

Nice!