This image has been on my bucket lit for a very long time. Crested Auklets are the least abundant seabirds on the cliffs of Saint Paul Island, so finding them flying into the right background can be challenging. All of the other images in this sequence had busy and bright coloured rocks in the background. I was fortunate to have a few sequences as this bird circled multiple times waiting for the right wind to land.
Backlit Crested Auklet in flight (Aethia cristatella, stariques cristatelles, CRAU) from my Saint Paul Island, AK workshop in the middle of the Bering Sea. ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony 200-600mm Lens (@600mm) ISO 1,600, f/6.3 @ 1/5,000s. Full Frame. Manual Exposure mode. Join me for my Saint Paul Island, AK workshop next July to learn more CLICK HERE.