MarieLianne68

Pretty in Pink

Northern Gannet taken at my favourite place in the UK, Bempton Cliffs..

You can see more of my work at
www.marieliannewildlifephotography.co....
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Northern Gannet taken at my favourite place in the UK, Bempton Cliffs..

You can see more of my work at
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NIKON D3S

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/3200

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Nov, 2014

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Magazine Exposure Bundle

Contest Finalist in Foto Digital Volume 3 Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Front And Center Photo Contest

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Superior Skill

Genius

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Good shot ad excellent post processing to boost the colour....I like it a lot...k

Thank you Kathleen.. only basic editing in RAW, tweaks of contrast, sharpening etc. Gannets are my favourite seabirds

Ultimate

Wonderful capture!!! Love the delicate tones!

Thank you.. one of my fav images and birds

PRO

the art of the perfect shot,love it

Thank you.. one of my all time favourites :)

Ultimate

Beautiful shot. Gorgeous colors and finite details. Great close-up.

Thank you very much, appreciate you taking the time to look at my gallery :)

VOTED ..K

VOTED ..EXPRESS YOURSELF....LOVE IT ..K

Love those colors. Great shot.

Thank you :)

Platinum

I love the colors in this fabulous capture, Marie!

Thank you Terry.. its one of my all time fav's I have to say..

congrats on your place in the finals

Thank you Robin :) I couldn't be more pleased, this is one of my favourite images.

magica...!!!

Grazie Rocco :)

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Superb! Congratulations!

Thank you very much Bob..

oh my...how lovely! congratulations!

Thank you very much...

Amazing capture! Congrats.

Thank you :)

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Magnificent shot, beautiful lines and superb colour. Love it! Congrats and a well deserved bravo!

Thank you very much Celine, it's one of my favourite birds, i just love photographing Gannets, I always strive for something different :)

congratulations - front and centre contest !

Thank you very much Chris :)

Amazing capture of color!

Thank you very much. I wanted to capture a Gannet and include the lovely flowers on the cliff edge, this is one of my favourites :)

Your presentations are wonderful

Thank you Joanna :)

Gorgeous, unique capture! Congratulations!!!

Thank you Carol :)

Wonderful image ! Congrats !

Thank you very much Renee :)

Perfect. Incredible colors!

Thank you Sharilee, one of my favourite images :)

What a gorgeous image! Congrats!

Thank you very much :)

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amazing pastels! Congrats!!

Thank you :)

CONGRATULATIONS

Thank you Joanna

Congratulations, one of my favorites

Thank you.. mine too Robin :)

Congrats on your winning. Well deserved.

Thank you very much, very kind of you :)

this is absolutely amazingly beautiful

Thank you very much Karen :)

a great thank for these colorful pictures which demonstrate the beauty of the nature. I feel very much sensitivity. A female touch. Impressive!

Simply stunning

The sharpness of the bird and the gentle bokeh of the floewer and background make this a sure winner. Chapeau! 💚💚💚

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Behind The Lens

Location

I am very privileged to live in a very beautiful part of the UK, East Yorkshire. I live right on the east coast, I have a five minute walk to the beach where myself and my partner spend a lot of time with our Rottweiler, Diesel. One of the reasons I moved to Yorkshire 12 years ago was because of a place called Bempton Cliffs, it's where this image was taken. I live 15 minutes from the largest Gannet colony on mainland England and it's my place of peace and tranquility. As a Wildlife Photographer I spend a lot of time with my favourite seabird, Gannets are just the most beautiful and graceful seabird I know.

Time

The best time of the day to go to Bempton is before anyone else, so I tend to go early or late in the afternoon for the best light. This image was taken at about 9am and the Gannet was about 8 or 9ft away on the edge of the cliff collecting grass etc to use in its nest. The pink in the image is the wild flower called Red Campion and it covers the cliffs from about late April through to June time, its a beautiful sight to see.

Lighting

For me 'its all about the light' .. I think everyone needs to learn how to use the light in photography to your advantage, as it will make so much of a difference to your images. Learning to use the light can open up so many in-camera techniques and save so much time at the computer. Light is so different from day to day and different throughout the year.. I love the winter light in the mornings after a frosty night when you can also get some mist first thing in the morning, its just beautiful. Then my personal favourite is when your subject has a low strong front light but also has a dark background, adjusting the settings on your camera you can make the background black, like in my Zebra images.

Equipment

My equipment was a Nikon D3s and my 80-400mm lens. No tripod, I always prefer to hand hold or I use a beanbag and rest on the ground or anything that's around to stable myself. I never use flash on wildlife, its always natural light, this is why its so important to understand your subject so you can position yourself in the best light..

Inspiration

Wildlife inspires me all the time, they are all the inspiration I will ever need. I can go out and watch the Gannets for hours and still come home with something different every time. But for this image I wanted to incorporate the Red Campion flower within my image somehow. There were two Gannets on the edge of the Cliff and this Gannet turned to have a go at the other, already having my camera ready I saw the moment and captured 'Pretty in Pink'

Editing

I shoot in RAW and the only post processing on this image was slight adjustments in contrast/sharpening/exposure and cleaned off a few dust spots.

In my camera bag

In my bag I will normally have two camera bodies, Nikon D3s & D7000 I have 80-400mm lens, 70-200mm, 18-105, 50mm, 85mm I always carry spare batteries and cards and cleaning cloths. When i plan my wildlife trips I also hire a few lenses, which tend to be 200-400mm and a 300mm

Feedback

The advice I would give is.. Get to know your equipment, it doesn't matter what camera you have, but know it inside and out and then when you go out you won't miss that shot because you didn't know what settings to use...!! Get to know your subject, (if it’s wildlife of course) Lots of Reading – yes that will help.. But nothing is more important than studying your subject in person, basically out in the field and it won’t be an overnight thing either, it will take days, weeks, months, sometimes years of study to really know your subject. I’m not saying don’t photograph it whilst you study, but don’t go in all gung-ho take photos and leave, you will not gain that connection with them, take your time, sit and watch for a while, really get to know your subjects patterns and learn its character, you will come away feeling so much better with yourself for actually taking the time to do that as you will have more of an understanding about them and that fabulous image you have just caught of them will mean oh so much more..... Be Patient and persevere, you have to have a lot of patience with wildlife and you may not get that shot you are after straight away, so persevere.. But most importantly, ENJOY yourself, have fun.. Wildlife to me bring so much peace into my soul, they bring joy to my heart, don't get wrapped up in staring at wildlife through the viewfinder, put your camera down for a while and just watch, you will go away with the biggest smile on your face if you do.. Trust me ;-)

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Pretty in Pink

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