The Blue-footed Booby - Galapagos - Set 1

[Otavio]

Otavio

These images are brilliant - what more can I say. Congratulations, you can be very proud of these.

Dave

Thank you very much, Dave, for the encouraging words. Kindest regards,

[Otavio]

Ditto

Its also interesting they are called blue footed - equally they could be blue beaked, I wonder who decides.................

Thanks, Kaye. Kindest regards.

[Bobobird]

Beautiful birds, beautifully taken. All great but must make a special mention on #4 - that took some skill my friend. Dives are really hard to get. Well done.

[mstrozewski]

Great shots! They look as fast as Terns.

[Scouse]

Excellent series of photographs. Like everyone else that #4 captured my eyes. That is some missile.

A lot of patience and knowhow involved with these shots.

[Scouse]

Excellent series of photographs. Like everyone else that #4 captured my eyes. That is some missile.

A lot of patience and knowhow involved with these shots.

[Otavio]

I really love that image Otávio. If you feel up to it, consider masking the Boobie and bring the rocks in the background to a lighter shade so that the back end of the Boobie gets better separation. Right now it is difficult to see what part is dark rocks and what part is dark feathers. You already have very good sharpness in the Boobie and sufficient blur in the background so just a bit of brightness difference should make the Boobie stand out more clearly.

Hi, Frank, thanks for the idea. I will give it a try. Regards,

[Otavio]

Beautiful birds, beautifully taken. All great but must make a special mention on #4 - that took some skill my friend. Dives are really hard to get. Well done.

Bobo, It was really hard to get that one. I am quite happy of being able to get it. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

[Otavio]

Great shots! They look as fast as Terns.

Thanks, Mavourneen. I appreciate your feedback! Rgds,

[PhotoRob]

Very, very nice; tack sharp, great set Otávio!

[NorthernFocus]

Wow, Otavio. Really a nice set of shots of that crazy looking bird. You came away with some awesome images overall from Galapagos.

[Otavio]

Excellent series of photographs. Like everyone else that #4 captured my eyes. That is some missile.

A lot of patience and knowhow involved with these shots.

Thanks, Ken, for your feedback! Kindest regards,

[flashback]

These are all great shots. For me it's #1. Great shot, lighting and crop. This makes me want to see the islands even more.

[Otavio]

Very, very nice; tack sharp, great set Otávio!

Thank you very much, Robert, for your encouraging words! Cheers,

[jprzybyla]

Hey Otavio, I only came across this thread today. Lovely set of images, a trip of a lifetime... what memories.

#1 and #3 are tight in the frame, either crop to allow more room around the bird or add canvas to the image to make more room. #6 is good but a less busy background would have made it better.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Otavio,

I saw this thread the other night, but it was late, so I decided to leave it until I was more awake to view it critically.

That sure is a great series you have here, I really can't add anything beyond the ideas Frank and Joe have suggested.

I quite like first close up, #2. because it is an unusual angle and as you can see his/her left eye between the beak, it shows how broad the face is, which is not so obvious in #7.

Now I need to find your other threads

Well done,

[Otavio]

Wow, Otavio. Really a nice set of shots of that crazy looking bird. You came away with some awesome images overall from Galapagos.

Hi, Dan. Thanks for viewing and commenting. I am happy you are enjoying my Galapagos images. There are still more to come!

Cheers, my friend!

[Otavio]

These are all great shots. For me it's #1. Great shot, lighting and crop. This makes me want to see the islands even more.

Hi, Jack; Thanks for your encouraging words. You will love the islands, 100% garanteed.

[Otavio]

Hey Otavio, I only came across this thread today. Lovely set of images, a trip of a lifetime... what memories.

#1 and #3 are tight in the frame, either crop to allow more room around the bird or add canvas to the image to make more room. #6 is good but a less busy background would have made it better.

Hi, Joe. Good hearing from you again! Your point about the tight frame has raised a question to me:

Some people like tighter crops so that the bird is "bigger" on the screen and then you can observe/enjoy more details on it which, to me, is one of the great things of bird photography (to enjoy the bird details). On the other hand, other group of people prefer to have more room, as to give the image the sense of "the bird is free and going that way". So, I wonder if there is any consensus/general agreement on this? I would like to know your thoughts on it.

Thanks for your valuable feedback! Cheers,

[Otavio]

Hi Otavio,

I saw this thread the other night, but it was late, so I decided to leave it until I was more awake to view it critically.

That sure is a great series you have here, I really can't add anything beyond the ideas Frank and Joe have suggested.

I quite like first close up, #2. because it is an unusual angle and as you can see his/her left eye between the beak, it shows how broad the face is, which is not so obvious in #7.

Now I need to find your other threads

Well done,

Hi, Dave. Long time no "see"!

Thanks for viewing and commenting. I am glad you like them. Cheers,