Shy Albatross
| Photographed by | Craig Lakey on Sat 11th Jan, 2025 and uploaded on Mon 6th Apr, 2026 . | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resolution | 1200x1800 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Viewed | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ID | 73674 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comment | With wings outstretched to their impressive full span, this Shy Albatross is banking vertically with almost impossible grace given the prevailing gusty conditions. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | Equipment: Nikon Z8, Nikkor Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S Settings: 600mm, f/6.3, 1/4000s, ISO-1600 Workflow: Processed in Lightroom and sent to Photoshop for downsize, sharpen and export. Field notes: Light levels were quite variable, requiring continual adjustment of ISO setting. Processing notes: Cropped as a portrait to highlight the impressive wingspan of the bird. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Continental Shelf (22NM ESE of Mallacoota), Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords | in flight, adult, non-breeding plumage/colours | ||||||||||||||||||
| You already have an outstanding request to download this image for non-commercial purposes. You may cancel this request by clicking on the button below and waiting for confirmation that your request has been noted. When you have selected all the images that you require, go to 'My Download Requests' (under Photo Gallery) and submit your request by clicking 'Edit/Submit' and filling out the details. You will be advised of the result by email. Note that cookies MUST be enabled for this to work. | |||||||||||||||||||
| You may request download of this image for non-commercial purposes. A request that meets the usage rights of this image will be automatically approved; a request that does not meet the usage rights will be refused, but may (at the Download Manager's discretion) be referred to the photographer. The usage rights of this image are: Any non-commercial educational or conservation use by any requestor, excluding personal use. For further details of image usage rights, see here. Request the image by clicking on the button below and waiting for confirmation that your request has been noted. When you have selected all the images that you require, go to 'My Download Requests' (under Photo Gallery) and submit your request by clicking 'Edit/Submit' and filling out the details. You will be advised of the result by email. Note that cookies MUST be enabled for this to work. | |||||||||||||||||||
| ApertureFNumber | COMPUTED | f/6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Copyright | COMPUTED | ©2025 Craig Lakey, all rights reserved | |||||||||||||||||
| Make | IFD0 | NIKON CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||
| Model | IFD0 | NIKON Z 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Software | IFD0 | Adobe Photoshop 27.4 (Windows) | |||||||||||||||||
| Copyright | IFD0 | ©2025 Craig Lakey, all rights reserved | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureTime | EXIF | 1/4000 | |||||||||||||||||
| FNumber | EXIF | F6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureProgram | EXIF | Manual | |||||||||||||||||
| ISOSpeedRatings | EXIF | 1600 | |||||||||||||||||
| DateTimeOriginal | EXIF | 2025:01:11 13:09:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| ShutterSpeedValue (APEX 11.965784) | EXIF | 1/4000 | |||||||||||||||||
| ApertureValue (APEX 5.310704) | EXIF | F6 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureBiasValue | EXIF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MeteringMode | EXIF | Pattern | |||||||||||||||||
| LightSource | EXIF | unknown | |||||||||||||||||
| Flash | EXIF | Flash did not fire. | |||||||||||||||||
| FocalLength | EXIF | 600mm | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureMode | EXIF | Manual Exposure | |||||||||||||||||
| WhiteBalance | EXIF | Automatic White Balance | |||||||||||||||||
| LensModel | EXIF | NIKKOR Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
