Atlantic Puffin

Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 2012491 views21 comments

EOS-1D Mk IV, 500mm f/4L IS, 1/3200, f/5.6, ISO 400
Manual exposure at Sunny f/16
About 95% of Full Frame (cropped from top and right)

Photographed in late June at the Látrabjarg Cliffs in Iceland during a Shoot The Light workshop.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 2, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Aclassic pose and setting. Well done.

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Comment posted by Toya Heatley on August 2, 2012 at 3:36 PM

Lovely detail and colours, well done!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on August 2, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Mike,
You definitely shot the light. Could not be a better setting. Great opportunity. Good detail in both the whites and the blacks. Colors are terrific and such a stellar backdrop and perch. Kudos to you Mike. Superb image in every way.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 2, 2012 at 6:03 PM

Mike,
This is one of those 'Special Captures', very impressive . . .

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 2, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Such a great perch. The background color is a great complement.

Max

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 2, 2012 at 7:43 PM

Fabulous shot, Mike. The detail and sharpness looks great, nice composition, and I like the depth of field.

Jaymes

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on August 2, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Gorgeous photo. Everything in right. Not only are there small flowers on the perch, but they are arranged in a circle. Terrific colors, including the slight structure in the BG.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 2, 2012 at 10:23 PM

THis is as near a perfect image as one could get. All the elements are excellent:
classic pose, great perch with colurs and flowers, nice BG, tack-sharp throughout. .
The only possible thing that could improve it is a few fish in it's mouth!
The blue saturation has turned some of the whites on the breast blue-ish - easily corrected.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 2, 2012 at 10:44 PM

This is a good as it gets. BG, color and capture top notch.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 3, 2012 at 5:38 AM

Awesome puffin photograph Mike!!! Excellent feather detail, beautiful perch and complementary background.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 3, 2012 at 7:31 AM

Love this perch, great BG.
Picture perfect Mike

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 3, 2012 at 9:30 AM

A very special image. The colors are fantastic ! And that perch - wow

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on August 3, 2012 at 2:20 PM

Brilliant colors, lovely catchlight and great setting makes this image perfect.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 3, 2012 at 4:55 PM

Wonderful pose and what a perfect setting with the grass, flowers and blue ocean background, excellent detail on the larger version, well done.

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 4, 2012 at 2:20 AM

Wow - as many have already mentioned, that combination of perch and BG turn this classic puffin photo into a fabulous shot! Thank you for sharing.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 5, 2012 at 2:25 AM

As Richard said - a classic pose and setting - fantastic

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on August 7, 2012 at 11:39 AM

Beautiful, Mike. Just perfect.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 7, 2012 at 7:55 PM

Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 8, 2012 at 3:37 PM

No question this is a winner - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 8, 2012 at 5:11 PM

Superb. Congratulations on the EP.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on August 8, 2012 at 5:23 PM

Congrats on the WP Mike - beautiful image - I love the perch, and the colors are gorgeous.

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