Photographing Gannets at Troup Head

I spent the evening of 29th of July and the morning of the 30th to photograph the gannets at Troup Head, Scotland.  You can check out a video I made from my visit along with many others on my YouTube Channel

If you want to dive deeper into learning wildlife photography you can sign up to my Patreon site to view a behind the scenes video of my visit where I discuss my settings and approach  to the different photos.  On Patreon I have a growing library of videos to help you improve as a wildlife photographer.

 
 
 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/1600s, ISO 400

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 420mm, f/5.6, 1/500s, ISO 320

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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/5, 1/640s, ISO 500

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/1000s, ISO 200

 

Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/250s, ISO 500

 

Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/250s, ISO 500

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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/1000s, ISO 500

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/200s, ISO 500

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/1000s, ISO 640

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/22, 1/6s, ISO 200 (handheld)

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/22, 1/6s, ISO 200 (handheld)

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/250s, ISO 500

 
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Olympus EM1 Mark II, 300mm, f/4, 1/640s, ISO 500

 

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