{"id":28737,"date":"2015-09-04T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=28737"},"modified":"2015-09-04T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T12:00:44","slug":"north-seymourpart-ii-whimsical-flight-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/09\/04\/north-seymourpart-ii-whimsical-flight-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"North Seymour\/Part II: Whimsical Flight Pose"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Stuff<\/h3>\n<p>I am currently leading the 2015 Bear Catching Salmon Bear Boat IPT.  I will be back soon. <\/p>\n<h3>Galapagos 2017<\/h3>\n<p>I would assume that after viewing the variety and quality of the images in recent and past blog posts that most passionate nature photographers would wish to join us on the next Galapagos photo adventure during the second and third weeks of August, 2017.  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Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 500mm, the EOS-7D, and the original 400mm IS DO lens have been dropping steadily. <\/p>\n<p>You can see all of the current listings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/used-photography-gear-for-sale\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/frigatebird-male-in-flight-w-pouch-inflated-_y8a0713-north-seymour-island-galapagos-ecuador.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/frigatebird-male-in-flight-w-pouch-inflated-_y8a0713-north-seymour-island-galapagos-ecuador.jpg\" alt=\"frigatebird-male-in-flight-w-pouch-inflated-_y8a0713-north-seymour-island-galapagos-ecuador\" title=\"frigatebird-male-in-flight-w-pouch-inflated-_y8a0713-north-seymour-island-galapagos-ecuador\" width=800 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created on the last morning of the 2015 Galapagos Photo-Cruise with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1092632-REG\/canon_9524b002_ef_100_400mm_f_4_5_5_6l_is.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA1004002LIS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA1004002LIS\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 400mm) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1081808-REG\/canon_9128b002_eos_7d_mark_ii.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE7D2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE7D2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 7D MK II.<\/a>. ISO 400.  Spot Metering (!) +2 1\/3 stops off the sky: 1\/1250 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode.  AWB. <\/p>\n<p>Center AF point (Manual selection)\/AI Servo\/Shutter Button AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding).   The active AF point just caught the bottom of the frigatebird\u2019s inflated pouch. Click on the image to see a larger version.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Male frigatebird in flight with inflated pouch<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=6394&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3> North Seymour\/Part II: Whimsical Flight Pose<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned here before, our last landing at North Seymour on the morning of July 28 was beyond perfect.  Sweet early morning light turned to cloudy bright and we enjoyed a variety of spectacular birds both perched and in flight.  <\/p>\n<p>This, the 2nd frame of a two frame sequence, was the better of the two though the first one is quite good on its own; when I saw this one on the rear LCD, I jumped for joy.  With the whimsical pose the frigatebird seemed to be saying, \u201cHey, look at me.  What fun I am having.\u201d  Out of camera the image design was fortuitously perfect with the bird on the right and the small mountain nicely placed on the left.   A small crop was executed from below and from the right, in part to level the horizon and in part tighten up the composition just a bit. <\/p>\n<h3> Is it Real or is it Photoshop?<\/h3>\n<p>If you believe that everything in the image above is as it was straight out of camera, let us know.  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