Atlantic Puffin

Ron, a great looking bird and the fish are really a great addition. Very nice light. I like the fact that there is good light under the wings. I like the BG a lot and the way the bird is at the same angle as the ground and water. Very nice. In the larger image is it obvious to me the sharpest part of the bird is the left wing tip and not the body or the head. With a f/2.8 that left the body a bit soft, but not bad at all. Just pointing out what appeares to be the POF. At 1/8000s you really could have increased the f just a bit to give yourself a bit more DOF and still had plenty of SS to stop the bird cold. Overall a very nice flight shot of this puffin. Well done.

This is an interesting image. I like the action and behavior captured here. As stated I think that the image could be a bit soft, perhaps some selective sharpening might work.

When I get back to the UK Ron will you show me the Farne Islands, I'd love to get a shot like this? Great stuff.

Great catch, very nice colors in the bg.

Thanks for the comments guys,

Bill,
just e-mail when your coming an I'll take you


Ron

I'd be quite pleased with this one too! Good color throughout and the catch in the beak is very appealling. All the lines in this seem to point upward to the right. That might be just as it was, but I'm wondering if there is a ccw tilt to this? The blurry water in the lower bg seems like maybe it should be straight. The upward line of it doesn't actually bother my enjoyment of the shot, actually I quite like it. Just wondering if it is correct.

Magnificent color and a great capture of Puffin in flight. Not easy to get head/eye of BIF and f/2.8 is shallow as has been discussed. Keep at it, Ron, I'd be proud to call this mine.

Carol

Nice capture, Ron. Colors are really exceptionally beautiful. I understand why you like f/2.8. However, it is a pity to use a very low exposure time to freeze motion only to have some lack of focus because of DOF. My answer is to increase ISO and use a higher f value. Of course then we have noise to contend with! Anyway, regardless, it is a very fine capture.

Very fine shot! Ron covered all of the technicalities. I would be very satisfied with this!

Are these very fast flying ? Still I think a lil more DOF by compromising on the shutter speed would have been the ideal choice.

Nice one Ron - your background works well; enough to give perspective but nice and soft

cheers
Rob

The focus is good and the wing position is also just right! The soft background really makes your subject stand out and to me this works wonderfully. This is a beauty

Great capture !
Could have easily traded a stop or so at this setting.
Jagdeep Rajput

The fact that the bird mirrors the angle of the background is definitely a plus. Great image Ron. The fish in the bill takes it over the top .
Your focus looks like it homed in on the Puffins left wing rather than the face though, just perfect locking-on the the head of the bird as its flying ( I know, easy for me to say right ) and you'll produce tons more great flight shots.
More DOF would have got more of him sharp , but I see what you were trying to achieve here.
I look forward to seeing more.

I would be very pleased with this one too. I've been to two places where I was able to photograph these birds (Maine and Iceland), but they were not actively feeding when I was there. I'm envious. I would really like to get a shot of the puffin flying and bringing the catch home.

Fabulous action, great catch.
May

Ron, this is an outstanding image, any way you cut it!

Great shot with perfect composition, light and pose of the subject. Farne Islands are one of those places we would like to visit soon!!! Maybe next summer...

Regards

D&L

nice one, Ron. Three fish! impressive catch. the DOF nit is well-covered, and I'd be glad to have taken this.

I agree on the DOF and POF points made here but I still like the shot a lot. The colors and the anchoring vegetation at the bottom appeal to me as do the fish trailing backwards in the wind.

Beautifully done, Ron! I really like the way the angle of flight matches the angle of vegetation in the BG.