Paul Swepston  


a blue footed booby by Paul Swepston

May 2023 - a blue footed booby

About the Image(s)

I had the opportunity to visit the Galapagos Islands in March and shot this blue footed booby against a yellow background.

Sony Alpha 1, 404 mm focal length (Sony 200-600mm lens)
1/160 sec @f/7.1
Noise reduction and sharpening with Topaz Photo AI
Cropped in Lightroom


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4 comments posted




Timothy Morton   Timothy Morton
Love the background as makes the image of the bird so powerful and makes me want reach out and see it for myself.   Posted: 05/03/2023 17:28:25



Barbara Dunn   Barbara Dunn
Wow, great shot. The background yellow is a great contarst to the blue of the bird, and perfect for the month's theme.   Posted: 05/12/2023 08:28:39



Fat Chen   Fat Chen
It is a thinking out of box image as the yellow part is not the bird, it is the yellow background ! Good idea !!   Posted: 05/23/2023 04:58:21



Steven Wharram   Steven Wharram
The bird is sharp and stands out well against the yellow background. My only small comment would be that I would have preferred to see it looking from left to right, it's just the way the eye usually travels over an image.   Posted: 05/27/2023 09:06:01