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Skomer Puffin

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Posted by Mark Davies on June 15, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Skomer Puffin
This one returned to the nest having forgot its shopping list . When it got back it said sand eels!
Thanks to Andy Astbury, Andy Snape and Geoff Baker for a weekend long never to be forgotten . I haven't laughed so much for years.I needed it after recent misfortunes.
The pic.... taken in rather poor conditions ( too harsh)
Nikon D3
Sigma 70 200 f2.8 at f 6.3,1/2000th
ISO 400
PP CR ,CS3 90%FF
All c/c's welcome.
Thanking you in advance.
Posted by John Robinson on June 15, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Great flight shot at this angle !
Good stuff.
JohnR
Posted by Andy Snape on June 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM
And you said you never got one!!! Nice on mate, brilliant weekend, I'm really still smiling!
It's really impossible to offer any c/c's as I know just how difficult this was, never come close to getting one!
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 16, 2009 at 3:09 AM
Unless folk are familiar with The Wick then they'll never realise quite how hard this shot was in the super-bright conditions we had.

Well done matey, nice comp too :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on June 16, 2009 at 3:28 AM
The Wick is a great place for Puffin portraits but really tricky for flight shots given the line the birds generally take in to land - you've done well Mark on a clearly very sunny day!!

:toast:

Mark
Posted by PhilH on June 16, 2009 at 4:54 AM
Conditions handled well for a fine image....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Rob Ashton on June 16, 2009 at 5:55 AM
Good flight shot. Never mind bright conditions.....The Wick is not too good in misty overcast conditions either. :rolleyes:

Glad you had a good time there.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Ben Gardner on June 16, 2009 at 10:31 AM
lovely image. I am heading to Skomer this weekend hopefully I can come away with some similarly great results.
Posted by Fran French on June 16, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Skomer is another place on my wishlist...one day...

Very nice indeed Mark!

Fran :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on June 17, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Hello Mark.

Very nice capture.

Love the angle you have caught here the wings are nicely placed showing nice feather detail.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey: