Fulmar Flight

I spent a wonderful, if very windy, day at Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire, yesterday with my friend, Paul (PaulB45). Thousands of seabirds of several varieties to be seen, including Fulmars, one of which I feature here.
In all my live-long days, I've never faced such fierce winds - it was a case of two steps forward, one step back! Gale force winds along with mostly cloudy skies were not best the conditions for photography, especially as the IS struggled to operate efficiently while the lens was being buffeted from all directions. Nevertheless, it was well-worth being at this fantastic, and highly recommended site.

Thanks to those who showed interest in my previous upload, "Bude Buzzard."

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS 50D
Lens:	100.0 - 400.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 723.9 - 2895.6 mm)
Recording media:	RAW (digital)
Date Taken:	28 Apr 2012 - 12:06 PM
Focal Length:	400mm
Aperture:	f/5.6
Shutter Speed:	1/1000sec
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	320
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Flash:	Off, Did not fire

Title:	Fulmar Flight
Username:	TerryMcK
Uploaded:	29 Apr 2012 - 8:47 PM
Tags:	Birds, British wild birds, Fulmar, Tmck, Wildlife, Wildlife / nature
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