King Penguin Colonies - South Georgia - Feb. 2008

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I am reworking many of my old photos. The dynamic range available in the raw files is much greater than I was able to extract with the limited post-processing skills I possessed at the time. These have been reworked, but I need to look at them for a while to see if I am satisfied with the results.

Photos #1 and #7 were taken with a Nikon D80 and a Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 lens. Photos #2, #3, #4, and #5 were taken with the D80 and a Nikon 300mm f/4 lens. Photo #6 was taken with a Panasonic DMC-FZ50 camera and built-in lens.

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King Penguins, Gold Harbour, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, Gold Harbour, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, Gold Harbour, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, Gold Harbour, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

King Penguins, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia - Feb. 2008

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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.