Puffin in flight

Taken on Skomer Island in West Wales earlier this year.
Panning at 1/250th second may sound easy but not for Puffins it isn't, they fly like bullets.

I quite like the wing blur in this one.

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500 EX
1/250th second
f7.1
ISO 400
330mm
+0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Hand held panning

Cracking shot Geoff to capture an image like this with a slow shutter speed is definatley no easy task, I struggle with a fast shutter
Lee

Hi Geoff, yes they are speedy little birds and for their size and speed it's no mean feat to get them in flight. Unfortunately the bird is flying away from you and the left wing on the up beat is obscuring slightly part of the head, however I do like the clarity in the body, juxtapose to the blurred wing beat which gives a nice feel to the overall image. Also good to see a more natural colouring to the BG.

Excellent image, dont care what way the bird is flying it is a good image and one to be proud of, excellent panning, exposure and detail.

Yes, that is very good panning technique, the head and body are very sharp. Agree with Shaun re the direction of the birds flight, well done.

Andy...

Great capture, well done

Artisitc, like it alot!

A good technique very well executed Geoff.

Nicely done.

Cheers

Austin
http://www.austin-thomas.co.uk

Stonking image ,,,

Great shot and technique. Well done.

Well executed Geoff and I think Stephen K., sums it up nicely..

Brett

Also agree with Ste K comments, but nice!

Ian