The stare (European shag)

[Jmaes]

Happy world photography day!

Some portraits of a European shag. The eyes on these guys are quite mesmerising and make for quite the intimidating stare.

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[Ralph]

Happy world photography day!

Some portraits of a European shag. The eyes on these guys are quite mesmerising and make for quite the intimidating stare.View attachment 95574

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Beautiful!

 

[Jmaes]

Beautiful!

Thanks Ralph.

 

[Krümelkraft]

Really nice!
May I ask for the parameters (focal length, aperture, how much cropped)?

 

[Jmaes]

Really nice!
May I ask for the parameters (focal length, aperture, how much cropped)?

Thank you.

Of course. Both photos were shot with a Z9, 100-400 @400mm, f/11. The first one is uncropped other than changing the aspect ratio, second one is cropped down to 60% or so.

 

[Rassie]

Nice! With that stare, be afraid, very afraid........

 

[ButlerKid]

Nicely done! I enjoyed these images a lot! The intense stare and the fine feathers details are really excellent.

 

[trav.sullivan]

Great photos. Love the detail around the eyes and beak.

 

[MrFotoFool]

Truly stunning.

 

[Jmaes]

Nice! With that stare, be afraid, very afraid........

Thanks Koos. It's definitely giving off that vibe

Nicely done! I enjoyed these images a lot! The intense stare and the fine feathers details are really excellent.

Thanks Karen, appreciated.

Great photos. Love the detail around the eyes and beak.

Thank you. The structure/detail around the eyes is something I found quite interesting as well.

Truly stunning.

Much appreciated.

 

[Woodyg3]

Great, and I especially like the first.

 

[Larry S.]

Wow! Outstanding. Those green eyes are very eerie….

 

[Jmaes]

Great, and I especially like the first.

Thank you. The first one's my favourite out of the two as well.

Wow! Outstanding. Those green eyes are very eerie….

Appreciate it. Those eyes are almost something out of a scifi movie, aren't they

 

[Lance B]

Fantastic!

 

[Jmaes]

Fantastic!

Thanks Lance.

 

[Woody Meristem]

Great shots. The colors are outstanding.

 

[mjais]

Fantastic portraits, I like the close-up view, the colors and the background. Excellent sharpness as well.

 

[ssheipel]

Beautiful.

 

[Jmaes]

Great shots. The colors are outstanding.

Fantastic portraits, I like the close-up view, the colors and the background. Excellent sharpness as well.

Beautiful.

Cheers guys, much appreciated.

 

[KSW]

That is just great! Very funny too.

 

[Jmaes]

That is just great! Very funny too.

Thank you. They're quite entertaining (and feisty!) birds to watch for a while.