Majestic Albatross

Please view larger. In a windy, pelting, rain that drilled at we ten or so

adventurous tourists off shore of the Otago Peninsula in New Zealand, I

managed to capture this majestic albatross. While we humans struggled

in the elements, the albatrosses reveled in the gusty winds that offered

them nice updrafts and flying currents. The Tairaroa cliffs are one of a

select number of resting places for albatross in the southern hemisphere.

These awe inspiring birds fly for years across the oceans. The lesson

learned here is to respect and save the albatross that is endangered

because of massive commercial net fishing. Thanks for sharing my

experience by looking at this image. Seeing the albatross in its environs

was the thing here, not the art of the image. Please comment. Thanks.

Larry

Sounds like a great experience. The photo probably doesn't measure up to the passionate description, though. If you put your thumb over the albatross, you end up with a somewhat ordinary shot of the sea. Things like color, a clearer shoreline in the background or an interesting sky might have helped to created visual interest. The albatross itself is a little too small in the frame and unclear to really grab interest.

None of this critique of your photo should take away from its place a momento of the event, which is ultimately what most photos are for anyway. 

Thanks for sharing and letting me think about and comment upon your photo. It helps me get better.

Hi M.  You are correct in your comments.  Yet, I am pretty please with getting any clear capture given the sea and weather conditions.  it is a memento, nothing more.   Larry