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The Birds Are Back In Town-Puffins

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Posted by Craig Jones on March 31, 2009 at 2:09 PM
The Birds Are Back In Town-Puffins
This photo was taken today at 'Bempton Cliff's', this place has almost 200,000 birds living on its white cliffs between the months of april-august, Gannets,Guillemots,Razorbills,Puffins and more are arriving daily, this morning i got there at 4.30am, got myself into place just before dawn, the background i could do nothing with as this is one of the cliff's that make up this coast line, these birds are really beautiful,with there clown-like eye,flamboyantly coloured bill,a great day! .Thanks For Looking

All Comments/Advice Welcome

Tech;
D300,600vr
F5.6,1/160
iso400
PP CS3/ Full Frame

Thanks For Looking :wink: :wink:
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Posted by Tim Munsey on March 31, 2009 at 2:23 PM
My god man "I'd climbed down onto a ledge" with a 600mm VR! Now that's irresponsible, there's not many 600mm VR's about. Anyway, lovely shot of the beautiful birdies, great colour.

Tim
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 31, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Now that is a cracking image.

Love everything about it, well done :toast: :toast:

Oh and be carefull :eek:
Posted by Liam Pauling on March 31, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Lovely shot Craig, being the same height as them has really helped and added to the image.
Posted by Barry Southon on March 31, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Craig

Great shot well worth the effort. How do you manage to get them looking in the same direction?

Barry :wink:

Milford Ks
Posted by Dawn Monrose on March 31, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Great shot! Excellent details and composition, the orange legs, and their bills really stand out too! Well worth your effort!

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Posted by Daniel Read on March 31, 2009 at 4:02 PM
There's a fantastic clarity to this shot, top stuff :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on March 31, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Hi Craig,

Great shot !! Pleased you said you were a qualified climber, because when I was at Bempton last summer there was no way I was going anywhere near the other side of the fence !!!! :eek:

Thanks for sharing

Regards

Rob
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 31, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Thats a first class image Craig. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Ian Mason on March 31, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Great shot. Composition is excellent and the light has been kind enough to hold detail in blacks and whites.
Posted by Mark Davies on March 31, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Nice on Craig , love the image .
Posted by Danny Green on March 31, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Hello Craig

I love photographing these birds they are such fun and always offer some behaviour. I really like this nice enviro shot.

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tim Taylor on March 31, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Fabulous shot - I've never yet seen the puffins there - but I shudder at the thought of getting near the edge of those cliffs. When I was there in Feb, there was someone fishing right on the edge - I nearly passed out just looking at him. :redface: :frown:

Tim
Posted by PhilH on April 1, 2009 at 3:40 AM
Very nice indeed.... No worries of me trying that, I suffer vertigo.....

Well worth the effort you have put in to obtain the image, do the authorities question your motives at any time whilst doing this? (plus I think it explains the Paratroopers bit in your sig line :biggrin: )

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Posted by Craig Jones on April 1, 2009 at 4:25 AM
Thanks for nice comments, Phil; the place i got down too is a bit of a walk away from the viewing platforms at bempton and is accessable to the public, and beneath me was a big grass legde,and at 'NO' stage was my safety at risk,in turn risking anyone else's. I got into place as the sun was coming up, camouflaged to disguise myself and the welfare of any wildlife i photography is more important to me than any picture i get, so i hope i've cleared that up 'alittle' for you,and you are spot on with why my cap-badge is displayed, many thanks :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Brett Lewis on April 1, 2009 at 4:31 AM
Nice work Craig, real sense of environment and is exactly what you would expect from these birds. The cliff looks a little unpredictable but I have been in the same situation over the years and it just makes for great wildlife encounters..

Brett :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on April 1, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Beautiful picture of great birds Craig. :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on April 2, 2009 at 3:37 AM
Beautiful environmental picture. Well done! :smile: :smile:
Posted by Guy Rogers on April 2, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Hello Craig.

Well worth the effort you went to. A very nice enviro image of these puffins.

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