Had a few days to sightsee after a meeting in Edinburgh, and got some great advice from dedicated FMer David Leask. I have about 2000 images to sort through during the upcoming dry season (in terms of bird photography) in North Alabama, but thought I would share a few now. Great fun to see and capture some new (to me) species surrounded by friendly people and spectacular scenery. (Thanks, David). One of the most beautiful places to visit was Troup Head on the northern coast, a RSPB preserve with breathtaking views from cliff tops that harbor one of the only mainland colonies of Gannets.
All criticisms/advice greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking,
Greg
Common Eider at the Isle of May
A rare King Eider at the Ythan estuary north of Aberdeen
Wow you pulled off that last shot at 1/100th, not much light but you did good! What a cool bird!
Gannets are sweet and they know how to have fun
Not sure but the King Eider looks like a pretty good crop or maybe you were underexposed a bit to start with, a bit soft but a rare treat and I respect that
That leaves us with #Uno...............a rather impressive range on darks and lights, the chest, neck and back in the lighter colors is amazing and well done and presented. The darks are open and have good depth, nice work there too. On a nit worthy note there is some haloing around the subject most noticeable to me at end of beak, tip of tail and around the head...........
That king eider is something else though I like the colors on the black grouse a lot too. So many birds in so many places - Scotland looks pretty good to me!
Looks like a wonderful and very productive trip Greg.
I'm jealous of the elusive subjects you've captured here... very nice.
Anxious to see more of the 2,000 images.
