If you ever wondered what a penguin’s eye looks like, this is the post for you. The subject is a baby king penguin and it obviously let me get very close. It’s not a macro shot, however, but rather was taken with my telephoto lens from about ten feet away and then cropped. It’s always nice to have willing subjects and be able to experiment with different angles and points of view. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1/500th of a second
Rising up
Back on the rocks
Swam a bit, ate some fish
Waddled the distance
Now I’m back on the beach
Just a bird and its will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You trade your passion for herring
Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must squawk just to keep them alive
It’s the eye of the penguin
It’s the thrill of the fight
Risin’ up to the challenge
Of an orca
And the last known survivor
Looks out to sea
And he’s watching us all with
Eye of the Penguin
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If you ever wondered what a penguin’s eye looks like, this is the post for you. The subject is a baby king penguin and it obviously let me get very close. It’s not a macro shot, however, but rather was taken with my telephoto lens from about ten feet away and then cropped. It’s always nice to have willing subjects and be able to experiment with different angles and points of view.
Awesome, Sean!
Thanks Sue.
You are so talented. I never would have known how beautiful the eye of a Penguin was. Thank you for making me smile. You rock!
Superb and certainly quite amazing!
Now THAT is super cool!
beautiful!!!
cool looking pic.be wild that is close enough, if you flee for some reason from the wild beast of nature.
It looks like an eye inside a fingerprint that has been smudged with light grey eye shadow…….very cool indeed
Marvellous lmage!
I’d never have thought of such a shot, never mind execute it so brilliantly.
—– Encrusted window
—– Mysteriously striated
—– Will open to the sea .
Rising up
Back on the rocks
Swam a bit, ate some fish
Waddled the distance
Now I’m back on the beach
Just a bird and its will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You trade your passion for herring
Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must squawk just to keep them alive
It’s the eye of the penguin
It’s the thrill of the fight
Risin’ up to the challenge
Of an orca
And the last known survivor
Looks out to sea
And he’s watching us all with
Eye of the Penguin
That is a great shot.
Very beautiful. The pupil is square. Curious about the mechanics behind that.
Oh my gosh. Wow. I mean. Just. Wow. THANK YOU.
Holy crap, that is really cool!!!
Wonderful shot. Made my day.
This is an amazing shot!! Nicely done Sean. Thanks for the post.
So many colors and textures. It’s really interesting. And, the pupil almost looks square.