Landing signals officer is it safe to land with all those other birds on the deck?
Jun 29, 2014 06:15:49 #
UH! Left hand up a bit, no right hand up a bit.
Jun 29, 2014 06:20:53 #
I would be beside myself just to see that let alone, capture it. Well done, great shots
Jun 29, 2014 06:21:28 #
wonkytripod wrote:
UH! Left hand up a bit, no right hand up a bit.
Nice shots. They know what they're doing. It comes natural to them.
Jun 29, 2014 06:47:36 #
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Jun 29, 2014 07:20:33 #
I have a gannet colony 15 min from my home , they are amazing flyers but their landings always amuse me , its a drop in vertically , and wow be tide them if they are an inch out, the others will peck them . I used to fly para gliders amongts them , its pretty awesome.
Don
Don
Jun 29, 2014 07:42:15 #
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Jun 29, 2014 09:07:42 #
firtree wrote:
I would be beside myself just to see that let alone, capture it. Well done, great shots
Thank you Firtree, I did shoot about 1800 shots on the day still sorting through them for any good ones.
Jun 29, 2014 09:08:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shots. They know what they're doing. It comes natural to them.
So true Jerry. :thumbup:
Jun 29, 2014 09:08:56 #
Sylvias wrote:
These are excellent Wonky :thumbup: :-)
Thank you Sylvia.
Jun 29, 2014 09:09:17 #
Jun 29, 2014 09:11:22 #
donnz wrote:
I have a gannet colony 15 min from my home , they are amazing flyers but their landings always amuse me , its a drop in vertically , and wow be tide them if they are an inch out, the others will peck them . I used to fly para gliders amongts them , its pretty awesome.
Don
Don
There were a couple of aborted landing attempts due to a well directed beak into the nether regions.
Jun 29, 2014 09:12:11 #
DOOK wrote:
Fabulous shots, Wonko. Well done. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Cheers Earl, your comments and thumbs are always appreciated
Jun 29, 2014 09:16:11 #
RegisG wrote:
Absolutely great shots. At 270mm, how close were you?
RegisG
RegisG
Thank you RegisG, if my fading memory is still working I think about 60 feet or so. It varied on the day between 50 to 200 feet to the cliff edge and even more from some of the viewing areas.
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