Karen,
Wow what a shot, very well done. I was not so lucky when I was art Troup Head. When was this taken?

Kindest Regards: Peter and Karen
(Will see you in 2008)

Peter French wrote:
> Karen,
> Wow what a shot, very well done. I was not so lucky when I was art Troup Head. When was this taken?
>
> Kindest Regards: Peter and Karen
> (Will see you in 2008)
>
Thanks a lot Peter. I was up there at the beginning of August this year, there was loads of Ganets flying right past us on the cliff top, nests with babies too! Seems to be the best time to go, managed to fill a 2GB card in no time, a great place to play with your new E3? See you and Karen soon,

Cheers

SHELLEY O'CONNELL wrote:
> Hi Karen,
>
> You have certainly caught this gannet in all it's spendour: in flight, beautiful markings and color.
> Bravo!
>
> Shelley
>
Thanks a lot Shelley, they really are amazingly acrobatic and beautiful birds, could watch them forever.

WOW stunning shot!!!

You did a great job again Karen , these Gannets in flight are hard to catch but you managed excellent ...
You where right on eye level with them , are you sitting on the edge of a cliff.....??
Be careful .............;-)))
Best regards and compliments..

Fons

Hi Karen,

Beautiful shot. A few years ago, we took the ferry from Shetland to the Orkneys. When we past Fair Isle, one of these birds flew very close alongside the ship and then, for a short moment, looked straight into my eyes. I was a little perplexed and did not manage to get my camera up before it was too late.
Pity ;-)))

Best regards ……Torvald

Great picture Karen
Thanks for sharing
Hans

Great Shot, not to mention perfect timing.
Respectfully
Denny G.

Rina K. wrote:
> WOW stunning shot!!!
>
Thanks a lot Rina!

Fons van Swaal wrote:
> You did a great job again Karen , these Gannets in flight are hard to catch but you managed
> excellent ...
> You where right on eye level with them , are you sitting on the edge of a cliff.....??
> Be careful .............;-)))
> Best regards and compliments..
>
> Fons
>
Cheers Fons,
Yes you're right Fons, they were flying right past my head, you can sit on the cliffs and watch the babies in the nests and watch the Gannetts having fun zooming past your head, sometimes hovering right in front of you! Sometimes they were too close to focus on, amazing to watch!

All the best,

Karen

Torvald Bie wrote:
> Hi Karen,
>
> Beautiful shot. A few years ago, we took the ferry from Shetland to the Orkneys. When we past
> Fair Isle, one of these birds flew very close alongside the ship and then, for a short moment,
> looked straight into my eyes. I was a little perplexed and did not manage to get my camera
> up before it was too late.
> Pity ;-)))
>
> Best regards ……Torvald
>
Thanks a lot Torvald, they're beautiful birds, seems to be the way of nature, when you're prepared no animals appear, and when you're not everyting comes out! If you ever get the chance I'd highly recommend going to a Gannet colony, something amazing about seeing these beautiful birds zoom right past your head.

Cheers,

Karen

Hans Koren wrote:
> Great picture Karen
> Thanks for sharing
> Hans
>
Cheers Hans, my pleasure,

Karen

Denny Giacobe wrote:
> Great Shot, not to mention perfect timing.
> Respectfully
> Denny G.
>
Thanks a lot Denny!

Karen

A cracking shot Karen.
Dave

Inspirational stuff, you're to blame for my next assignement; pelicans in flight.... a real challenge there... Well done