Puffin

Gallery: AvianPosted August 24, 2010230 views12 comments

Cook Inlet, Alaska
D300s
500mm
1/2500 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 800
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 24, 2010 at 11:24 PM

Nice Sandy, I do wish, for my old eyes maybe, there was a bit more color seperation between the sky and the puffins head. Thanks for posting.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 24, 2010 at 11:54 PM

Neat angle and a big mouthful, Sandy.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on August 25, 2010 at 7:34 AM

Very nice Sandy, love the inflight action as captured.

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 25, 2010 at 8:00 AM

The flight capture is unique and neat, but I agree with John Tobias about the color seperation.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 25, 2010 at 8:39 AM

Got to love this one. I am always amazed at the mouth full of bait these guys always carry around. Wonderful capture and I am looking forward to more!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on August 25, 2010 at 8:49 AM

Hi Sandy, you've done very well to catch one of these birds in the air like this.
Not a lot of people will realise this but Puffins fly extremely fast, like bullets, you have to see it to believe it, so I for one fully appreciate your photo.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 25, 2010 at 9:29 AM

Nice composition and getting the fish in the mouth is a nice touch. The detail appears to be lacking but that is likely more a result of DOF than anything else.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 25, 2010 at 7:48 PM

Love the mouthful Sandy and the look at the eye of one of the fish. I do see a noticeable halo around the bird that I would work on if this were mine.

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on August 26, 2010 at 4:00 AM

This is great, Sandy. I like the wing position and fish in the bill.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 26, 2010 at 4:51 AM

Sweet flight shot Sandy

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on August 26, 2010 at 4:07 PM

Puffins are wonderful!

A very nice shot!

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on August 27, 2010 at 2:25 PM

As Geoffrey mentions, Puffins' flight is very fast, and the shot is even more difficult if they fly toward you.
Great capture.
Giorgio.

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments