Puffin

Gallery: AvianPosted July 21, 2010235 views18 comments

Canon 10D

600mm f4 is, x1.4, 1/1000s, f5.6.

My main camera body is being repaired hence I had to to drag out the antique! These are the most comical creatures. They usually catch sand eels which are a lot smaller than this sprat - he seems to be saying "my last one was even bigger!"

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 21, 2010 at 7:37 AM

It may be an antique, but it certainly works well under your hand. This is one of my favorite birds. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on July 21, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 21, 2010 at 8:21 AM

Great pose and setting Ian

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 21, 2010 at 8:22 AM

A beautiful capture! Just love the gradient background and open wings.
Your picture is an example that an antique can deliver in the hands of expert photographer but top notch camera may fail to deliver in the hands of a novice.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 21, 2010 at 9:04 AM

The 10D still works huh? The LCD screen on that thing must be about 1" wide!

Wonderful pohto with nice splashes of color and a good pose. Do you have to travel far for these birds? Or are they in your relative backyard?

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on July 21, 2010 at 9:08 AM

Thanks all!

Luke

Do you have to travel far for these birds? Or are they in your relative backyard?

About an hour's drive and an hour on a boat to get to one of the most important seabird islands in Europe. First time for me and certainly not the last!

Ian

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 21, 2010 at 9:09 AM

Great job as always Ian, new body or old. Love the pose, perch, and BG.

Peter

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 21, 2010 at 9:57 AM

The antique seems to still be working quite well, Ian. I like the pose a lot.

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on July 21, 2010 at 10:30 AM

Outstanding! What a pose with gorgeous background to really focus attention on the bird

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on July 21, 2010 at 10:54 AM

Beautifully captured pose Ian,

Gary.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 21, 2010 at 1:37 PM

Antique or no, Ian, a great capture. I would suggesting cutting back on the exposure on the very white parts of the rock since they appear to distract from the bird.

And the bird is marvelous.

Carol

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 21, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Ian, this is terrific! I hope Canon UK will be able to get your camera back to you in a click!

I'll be sure to make this trip next year!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 21, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Wonderful shot and pose!

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on July 21, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Good job, Ian ! Very nice puffin.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on July 21, 2010 at 8:54 PM

Lovely image, that BG is so sweet. A very dramatic image.

darrenmckenna.com

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Comment posted by David Sparks on July 22, 2010 at 7:26 PM

A puffin telling a fish story - the description fits. Great detail in the whites and a fantastic BG.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Sweet image Ian, good to see the antiques still work. What a great pose

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 23, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Ian,

Love the great pose, the sprat in the bill, your exposure, natural colors, sharpness, details and the wonderful colors in the background.

The only thing I might do differently is the crop. The OOF rock close to the bottom edge of the frame does pull my eyes down away from the delightful puffin. I would crop about 200 250 pixels from the bottom of the larger image to minimize the rock and emphasize the puffin. It is a fine & appealing image as presented, the change in the crop may make it have even more impact

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