South Georgia - Falklands Expedition Report - Part 6

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 1000

My last post was of King Penguins coping with the breaking waves as they headed out into the sea to forage for food at Saint Andrews Bay. Ken Britten commented "Surfers love an offshore wind, but maybe not that much. Did you see any coming in?" I found these photos of King Penguins surfing in the foam two days later at Salisbury Plain. The wind was not as strong and the waves were not as high.


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 1000


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 1000


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 1000


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 1000


Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 1250

David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.