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Fairy Penguin


Fairy Penguin
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Copyright: Gethin Hill (inked) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 142 W: 0 N: 248] (769)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12-30
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 400D (Rebel XTi), Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 III
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/30 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-18 0:11
Viewed: 571
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi guys and girls,

here's a Fairy Penguin near it's hidey hole in some thorny bushes just off the beach along the North coast of Tasmania.

These guys are the smallest penguins around... Nocturnal and sensitive to light, so a red light was used to not disturb them too much.. Also, camera flash can blind them permanently so, no flash was used.. hard to get a shot in the windy dark conditions but at least some came out ok.

thanks for looking
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Hi Gethin,
Excellent night shot of this Fairy Penguin; nice low POV, good composition, sharp details, very good result in hard conditions!
TFS
Pekka

Gethin,

I guess Tasmania is so far south so you have all these species from Antarctica. Good shot with light on the body and silencing the background.

TFS and best regards,
Jusni

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