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Puffin in Flight in Mist

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Posted by jack chapman on August 26, 2008 at 5:10 AM
Puffin in Flight in Mist
bit different to the last one, from the same location on the same day, (a testament to how fast the weather changes there)

40D + 300mm F4L
1/1000 @ F5
ISO 640
cropped for comp
Posted by Paul Gibbs on August 26, 2008 at 7:27 AM
Nice i like the blurr on the wings and the sharp head, the bg looks a bit noisy and grey though.
Posted by Robert Lawrence on August 26, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Hello Jack, a very nice flight image but I'm not so fond of this as the previous image you posted. The problem with misty shots is that they do degrade the image somewhat and on a flight shot like this there is no background (vegetation, landscape etc) to show the effect of the mist. As a result it just has the unfortunate effect of spoiling an otherwise excellent image. If you hadn't told us it was taken in mist would we have really known?
Robert
Posted by jack chapman on August 26, 2008 at 9:19 AM
thanks for the comments Paul and Robert, point taken no more mist shots :biggrin:
Posted by John Robinson on August 26, 2008 at 10:05 AM
I quite like this.
You could always try "de misting "it :biggrin:
JohnR
Posted by Nigel Blake on August 26, 2008 at 1:00 PM
I like it, I like images taken in less than good weather, especially when they show the conditions that wildlife endures on a daily basis.
A bit of selective noise reduction on the misty area around the Puffin should do the trick.
Posted by Rob Ashton on August 26, 2008 at 4:09 PM
I like the feel of this Jack. Almost mono with the orange points standing out.

Rob :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on August 26, 2008 at 6:56 PM
I like it a lot. Mist is 'noisy' so you have captured it well IMHO. Excellent.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Justin on August 27, 2008 at 5:09 PM
I like it, the mist makes it a little different from the norm :cool:
Posted by Magnus Hird on August 27, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Like it, the weather-beaten feel works for me :smile: