Great Frigatebird small chick in nest

[Arthur Morris]

• SONY ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• ƒ/9
• 840mm
• 1/1000s
• ISO 1600
• Flash not fired
• Tue, 12 September 2023 7:35 AM
• Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 15.5.1 (Macintosh)

This image was created on 12 September 2023 on a BIRDS AS ART Instructional Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime at North Seymour Island in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador. I used the hand held Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter (at 840mm) and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless digital camera. The exposure was determined via Zebras with ISO on the Thumb Wheel: ISO 1600. RawDigger showed that the exposure, 1/1000 sec. at f/9 (wide open) in Manual mode, was perfect. AWB at 7:35:50pm on a once again sunny morning.
Tracking: Expand Spot S/AF-C with Bird Eye/Face Detection enabled performed perfectly.

See lots more images from our first and last landings at North Seymour in the blog post here.

As for the image, don't be shy; all comments are welcome and appreciated.

The the 200-600 is quite an amazing piece of inexpensive glass. And it focus to half the distance that the 600mm f/4 does.

with love, artie

 

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Artie,

This is a very unusual view and so very special. The naked chick must be but a few days old!

Well seen and well photographed!

Best wishes, Gerald

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Arthur ...
a nice nature document !

TFS Andreas

 

[Daniel Cadieux]

It's not everyday we see an image of such a young frigatebird! Still has its egg tooth too! Just enough adult to give it context, and I love the little claw holding on to a nest twig. The adult's feathers touching the shoulder is a very nice element.