A fine effort, however I feel the Puffin needs to be higher in the frame with more space below it for the composition to work, the movement blur on the wings is nigh on perfect for the shot though.
The biggest problem for me is the lighting direction in that the Puffin's eye is in shadow; a bit of light on the face and some eye-contact with the bird would lift the shot a good deal I think.
Nicely caught given the shooting conditions you get on the Farnes. Lower lighting for it's eye would have been nice, but in this case you'd have needed a head turn to begin to see the catchlight. The wing blur is nice and conveys a good sense of action.
I'd agree with Nigel about the position of the bird in the frame. The movement in the wings gives the image dynamism and lifts it greatly - shutter speed is spot on.
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The biggest problem for me is the lighting direction in that the Puffin's eye is in shadow; a bit of light on the face and some eye-contact with the bird would lift the shot a good deal I think.
If the light direction, or wind direction/bird direction had worked in your favour, this would have been a corker in my book, but still a fine result
Alan
Whatever the nits its a far better flying Puffinn shot than I have !
Cheers
JohnR
Chris