Comme un poisson... ~ oiseaux 1

Posted by Vincent Bertrand (Montréal, Canada) on 27 July 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Difficile à croire, mais ce manchot est bel et bien dans l'eau. Les conditions lumineuses sont impossibles, il est très compliqué de prendre de bonnes photos. Voici une de mes meilleurs tentatives

Biodôme de Montréal

Maybe hard to believe, but this penguin is in the water. Very bad light makes it almost impossible to get a shot. This is one of my best attempt.

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Comments (9)

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

It makes for a very interesting picture.

27 Jul 2008 12:20am

@Marion: Thanks. It's behing a thick glass, as you can imagine. On the other side, it's Artic Cold (I believe it's minus 30 degress or something).

rem_la from Villiers, France

elle a l'air pressé la bestiole !

27 Jul 2008 12:41am

@rem_la: Oui, c'est étonnant de voir à quelle vitesse ces oiseaux peuvent nager!

zOOm from Paris, France

Belle photo et j'aime le mouvement ici... qui donne de jolies tonalités...
Bravo car je sais que les conditions d'éclairage sont vraiment difficiles dans ces lieux...

27 Jul 2008 1:00am

@zOOm: Oui, tu as raison : les conditions lumineuses sont épouvantables. J'en étais presque prêt à laisser tomber... mais bon, avec un ISO plus élevé et un peu de bonne volonté, on finit par arriver à un semblant de résultat, ce qui est toujours mieux que rien! Merci pour ton commentaire, Florence.

Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia

He looks like he is flying and very fast, I like it, a speeding penguin, well done Vincent!

27 Jul 2008 2:36am

@Kylie Greenan: I've read somewhere that they usually swim around 5 ~ 10 km/h, but can peak up to 30 km/h. Impressive!
Thanks for you comment Kylie :)

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

pal mal du tout, Vincent, je crois que ce mouvement donne une image alternative de la vitesse de l'animal.

27 Jul 2008 4:17am

@Paco Díaz: Merci Paco.

alla from Toronto, Canada

Wow! Nice catch :)

27 Jul 2008 8:29am

@alla: Thank you!

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Nice capture! Can feel the speed.

27 Jul 2008 8:49am

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

It's a great motion capture! You have actually turned a weakness into a strength - I think the pic strongly resembles a painting, maybe a little impressionistic in style. The muted colors are very effective.

27 Jul 2008 11:34am

@Ken McCoy: Thanks for your good words, Ken. I really wasn't sure if I should post this one or not, for it's not up to my technical minimal specs (I'm not trying to say I'm oh! so good, but I think I have a somewhat strong technique). And I tend to be a bit hard on myself when technique is not at a certain level. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that maybe I need to sometimes give up a bit technical spec to favor a more artistic approach? So much questions, so little ansers. Am I sane, doctor? (joking, here!) Thanks again for your words, it makes me feel better about this particular picture!