I've added some more shots from today to the Rottingdean Beach album. The light was reasonable, but the spray was heavy. Some interesting sightings though, including more oystercatchers and – hidden among a flock of black-headed gulls – a solitary sandwich tern.
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
CedarFox
2 Sep 2008The first shot is great! And the sandwich tern's beak is almost dagger like
gdare
2 Sep 2008I like that oystecatcher with a waves in the background. Did you use automatic zoom on that one?
Words
2 Sep 2008Darko, I was using the zoom lens and tracking the oystercatcher. The focus adjusts constantly so I only have to worry about keeping it in the cenre of the viewfinder (and sometimes I manage it). I take a fast burst of shots for those as not all of them stay in focus at that distance. That was the best from about 6 or 8 shots.
Words
2 Sep 2008Neil, I was fairly close for the sandwich tern and other shots taken on the beach, but the oystercatcher is a hefty crop and I was probably about 20 yards or so away for the gull in the rock-pool.
Words
2 Sep 2008Eric thanks. The sandwich tern was a real treat. I didn't notice it at first as it was just sitting around with the gulls.
Ukwildlife
2 Sep 2008cracking photos there. How close were you to the tern?
Vulpes vulpes
2 Sep 2008Super shots!
SittingFox
2 Sep 2008That first picture is just stunning! :yes: The composition with the wave is perfect.
Great find with the sandwich tern. I've never seen one of those.
Words
2 Sep 2008Vulpes, thanks!
Words
2 Sep 2008Adele, thanks. I was trying to get some sense of the loocation into some of the shots and was tracking that gull as it flew across the groyne. The sea did the rest 😉 As for the tern, I was photographing loads of balck-headed gulls and didn't notice it at first. I'm not sure it realizes it's with the wrong gang!
misund007
3 Sep 2008Very nice, reminds me how much I love being by the see :yes:
Words
3 Sep 2008Ageir, thanks. I really should go down there more often!