Final Approach

Gallery: AvianPosted August 15, 2010111 views3 comments

Another shot from Machias Island. This puffin was coming in for a landing right in front of the blind. I tried selectively sharpening the puffin only (first time for that). Comments and suggestions are always appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 100-400L IS @ 33MM (75% of Original Size)
F11 and 1/1,250 sec at ISO 500

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 16, 2010 at 8:51 AM

neat landing shot, Joe. I like the bird's focus on its landing point. The head and body look nice and sharp, and the exposure looks great. I'm not crazy about the bg, and wonder if f/8 would have been adequate for the bird and blurred the bg a little more.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 16, 2010 at 9:11 AM

Nice capture, Joe. Looks like you handled the harsh light well here.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 16, 2010 at 9:18 AM

I like the landing pose Joseph and the clear view of the colorful bill and dangling feet. I agree with Brian that f8 may have been better for this background because it would have been blurred a touch more. The larger version shows a little softness of the bird, perhaps another round of selective sharpening?

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