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Early Morning Puffin

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Posted by Mark Sisson on June 2, 2008 at 1:21 PM
Early Morning Puffin
Last image from a recent seabird trip - before the next one next week that is!!

Wanted to make a slightly ethereal feel to this one through use of soft-focus foreground - that and trying to make sure I didn't fall over the cliff-edge I was dangling on!!

40D, 500mm and 1.4x convertor, f4, 1/125, ISO400

Mark
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on June 2, 2008 at 1:49 PM
This is gorgeous, I really like it. I'd like a little more space on the left, but it's still great as it is. A bit different, which is good.

Greg
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 2, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Hi Mark,
Lovely shot, this must be a girl puffin, I'll post the boy version thanks to blue bells.
Nice one.

Tim
Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 2, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Works great Mark!!

Beautiful shot :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Major Gilbert on June 2, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Again a different looking image that seems to work. Just a slight pity that one of the pink blooms is in front of the birds head. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Adam Seward on June 2, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Really lovely shot, but as Major said, shame that the puffin's head has been softened too.
Posted by Edwin kats on June 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM
I like to see something different. This is it. Works really well. Nice colours and I love that pinky scene.
Well done.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 2, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Very nice and different puffin image Mark. Nit covered previously

Robert
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 2, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Hi Mark a very nice image.

Phil.

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Posted by Nigel Blake on June 2, 2008 at 6:01 PM
I really like this too, a Puffins eye view of a Puffin, a fresh look at a subject is far better than the many stale old fashioned production line images that we so often see!
Posted by Danny Green on June 2, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Hello Mark

When did you get the time to process some images :wink: I liked this one on the back of your screen and it looks belting here, cracking shot.

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Danny :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on June 3, 2008 at 4:40 AM
an excellent image and a bit different to the norm. Nicely taken.

Matt
Posted by Mark sellings on June 3, 2008 at 4:47 AM
Just beautiful - would love to get one like this

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Posted by Paul Inglis on June 3, 2008 at 7:27 AM
Hi Mark,

Beautiful image!
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