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Atlantic Puffin portrait
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Atlantic Puffin portrait

by Ron McCombe

Category: AvianAdded November 22, 2009328 views

Upright-perching Water Birds

Keywords: Atlantic Puffin flight sandeels

I think this is an unusual angle to see a puffin, mostly they are facing. I like the close crop allowing the face to fill the frame and the detail on the sandeel in the puffins mouth

ISO 320, f5.6, 1/500sec 500mm f4 lens with 1.4 converter
Image Reference: 034Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No