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Puffin With Sandeels

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Posted by Craig Jones on May 29, 2009 at 3:11 AM
Puffin With Sandeels
Went back to Skomer today(Thursday) in an attempt to get the shots I saw in my head last week but was unable due to the bad weather, this shot was a bonus just managed to capture this puffin before it shot down its burrow.Thanks for looking.
All Comments/Advice Welcome

Tech;
Nikon D300
Nikon600VR
F4,1/2000 :eek:
iso 400
PP-CS3,Full Frame/No Crop :razz:
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Posted by Matt Cole on May 29, 2009 at 4:48 AM
a classic puffin shot Craig, very nicely done.

Matt
Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 29, 2009 at 6:46 AM
As Matt states Craig, a classic image and well executed. The flat lighting has really helped to maintain detail in both the blacks and whites (not easy on these). Very minor nit, to my eye it looks as if it needs a very slight cw rotation (or maybe it could be my eye needs it!).
Robert
Posted by Craig Jones on May 29, 2009 at 7:12 AM
Thanks for your comments,Robert thank you for pointing that out,it happened so quick :eek: :eek: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Ray on May 29, 2009 at 9:42 AM
The amount of Sand Eels here bodes well for the breeding season on Skomer.

Not yet June and they are apparently already feeding large chicks, they are early.

Rather large in the frame for me, and I would have liked more DOF. Assuming you were tripod mounted then I think you cou7ld have opted for f8 or f11 and still maintained more than sufficient shutter speed.

I would also consider cropping off some of the foreground, as I don’t think it adds anything natural history wise, let alone pictorially.

Still a very nice classic Puffin shot, well seen and taken.
Posted by Colin Preston on May 29, 2009 at 1:20 PM
A fine close up Puffin shot with nice detail in th whites.
Posted by Austin Thomas on May 29, 2009 at 1:44 PM
I agree with Rays comments. Well seen and exposed.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Chris Johnstone on May 29, 2009 at 1:51 PM
You got it chief,

Glad you got the best of the weather as well. If I'm lucky I might get something similar in June but I'm pushing the deadline a little. Great work.

Chris
Posted by keith mitchell on May 29, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Really nice Puffin shot.
Keith.
Posted by Tom Smit on May 29, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Great shot. Onde I hope to shoot one myself.
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Posted by Major Gilbert on May 29, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Nice shot Craig and that little rotation has made all the difference :toast:

Major.
Posted by Des Ong on May 29, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Good one Craig :toast: :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 30, 2009 at 3:36 AM
Hello Craig.

Nice shot and glad you got the Sandeels.

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Posted by Mark Green on May 30, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Hi Craig , definitely a cracking shot, hope to get one of these one day :biggrin: .
Great to meet you today.. all the best for the big day next weekend.
:wink:

Cheers
Mark