I wish I had a bit more room at the top of this shot, but tough to catch these guys when they suddenly pop out of the water and ride a wave into the shore. It’s like playing wack a mole with the camera. It was, however, one of my favorite penguin behaviors to shoot when on Sea Lion Island in the Falkland Islands. Other penguins also swim in a similar fashion, but it’s the gentoos who really shoot out of the water with such flair. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 800, f/6.3 at 1/1600th of a second
—– Water so blue
—– Breezes. so mild
—– Awsome shore break
—– As we exit the sea
—– For life’s special treasures
—– Cowabunga we cry
—– It’s really kickln’ .
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I wish I had a bit more room at the top of this shot, but tough to catch these guys when they suddenly pop out of the water and ride a wave into the shore. It’s like playing wack a mole with the camera. It was, however, one of my favorite penguin behaviors to shoot when on Sea Lion Island in the Falkland Islands. Other penguins also swim in a similar fashion, but it’s the gentoos who really shoot out of the water with such flair.
Awesome capture!
As long as none of them does an inpersonation of Spiccoli, then we’re good.
—– Water so blue
—– Breezes. so mild
—– Awsome shore break
—– As we exit the sea
—– For life’s special treasures
—– Cowabunga we cry
—– It’s really kickln’ .
What fun!!
Holy crap this is cool