That is gannet to you and I
The only 'good' thing about it being quiet when birding on the Northern Isles (trust me I don''t want it to be) is that there is a bit more time for photographing some of the commoner species present around the place.
At this time of the year there are still lots of gannets feeding around the coast of Unst and at times they can come incredibly close to shore especially along the north coast. At times the birds are too close (never happy) but it does provide excellent opportunities to try and photograph fast moving birds in flight.
Every bird is a challenge to photograph whether its fitting it in the frame, getting the exposure right or getting the camera to focus on the individual. Being bright birds in dull conditions, getting the exposure correct has been the hardest this. On the back of the camera many shots look over-exposed but by under-exposing they are all too dark when transferred onto the computer. All of the attached pics have been lightened using the wonders of Lightroom.
It is a really valuable learning curve but I'd rather be finding sculking locustella warblers in a damp irisbed 😂
The only 'good' thing about it being quiet when birding on the Northern Isles (trust me I don''t want it to be) is that there is a bit more time for photographing some of the commoner species present around the place.
At this time of the year there are still lots of gannets feeding around the coast of Unst and at times they can come incredibly close to shore especially along the north coast. At times the birds are too close (never happy) but it does provide excellent opportunities to try and photograph fast moving birds in flight.
Every bird is a challenge to photograph whether its fitting it in the frame, getting the exposure right or getting the camera to focus on the individual. Being bright birds in dull conditions, getting the exposure correct has been the hardest this. On the back of the camera many shots look over-exposed but by under-exposing they are all too dark when transferred onto the computer. All of the attached pics have been lightened using the wonders of Lightroom.
It is a really valuable learning curve but I'd rather be finding sculking locustella warblers in a damp irisbed 😂
