Puffin Takeoff

Gallery: AvianPosted August 10, 2013118 views6 comments

July 13, 2013 in New Harbor, Maine at Egg Island

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm 1.4TC 850mm 1/2000 f/8 ISO320 White Balance Auto RAW Hand Held from a tour boat

Shooting with a long lens on a tour boat with a collection of tourists is a challenge at best. I tried initially with the tripod and Wimberley gimbal to no avail. In frustration, took my shots hand held and stopped for liniment and Ibuprofin on the way back to the hotel.

Comments welcome

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on August 10, 2013 at 10:12 PM

Nice shot, like the light and the water droplets. Sharp image for hand held and a tour boat.

Registered on July 29, 2013, 112 Posts, 229 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on August 10, 2013 at 10:34 PM

Wow, simply gorgeous , handheld and from boat, great job, hope the pils fix the pain, well done

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 11, 2013 at 11:29 AM

Superb image quality and great light combined with the action make this an outstanding image, Patrick. Amazing job of hand holding that big lens. Well worth a few aches to add this one to your portfolio.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 11, 2013 at 5:15 PM

Great action shot. The sharpness and detail are right on and the light is very nice.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 18, 2013 at 3:25 AM

You really have caught the action Patrick I am impressed how you have got it so sharp being hand held and on a boat,

Keith.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on August 19, 2013 at 4:55 PM

Great capture Patrick ! Considering the difficult surroundings the time you took the picture, you nailed this one nicely. Congrats !

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