After the excitement of the Black-browed Albatross and Arctic Skua it was on with the main target of this cruise, the diving Gannets.
If anyone missed Part 1 of this post the Albatross was the main feature seen from very close to the boat.
The Gannets were encouraged to dive by putting fish out for them and they soon responded.
The following pictures were taken using the often mentioned pre-burst feature on my camera. It involved watching where the thrown fish landed, pointing the camera at that bit of sea with the shutter button half pressed, and waiting for the splash of a Gannet going in then fully pressing the shutter to capture the before and after of the splash. There are a lot lot of other settings to get right as well but the pre-burst is the key one.
Anything a Gannet can do I can do nothing like as well.
Still got the fish though.
Watch out there's another Gannet coming in, I'm surprised they don't spear each other.
Here comes another one.
A couple of single entry point shots from other sequences.
There were still other things to see though most of which featured in Part 1.
All in all one of the best days wildlife watching my wife and I have ever had and one of my best days photography coupled with a huge editing task.
Thanks for viewing, hope you enjoy looking at them.
Very best wishes
Trevor
TJS said:Hi Mike,
You're welcome Trevor.
And I feel upto 7 frames/sec is a lot!
And phew! I thought I was the only one to back up photos to an Ext HD, except mine are 2TB.
I have tried online, OneDrive and Dropbox, but they don't retain the tech details of the photos, exposure, aperture etc, plus I can't justify the subscription costs when an EHD is perfectly good enough.
Hi Clare,
Thank you and glad you enjoyed the pictures. The RSPB Boat Trip certainly gives you a different perspective and photo opportunities and I will try and make one a part of any trip to Flamborough Head.
As you enjoyed the Herring Gull here's another.
I'm not sure if this dive was successful.
Best Wishes,