Puffin with Sand Eels

Gallery: AvianPosted July 23, 2010172 views15 comments

Canon 10D, 600mm f4 is, 1/800s, f7.1, iso 400.

Another from my recent trip to the Isle of May. I toned down some guano on this one.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 23, 2010 at 3:22 PM

It is amazing how much they can cram into their bills. A wonderful behavior shot. I like the good comp and balance, and the complementing background.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on July 23, 2010 at 5:22 PM

Nice photo Ian...the pose and background are great! I might try to loose a little of the foreground rock. Other than that an excellent captrue!
This is a bird that's definately on my bucket list!

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Ward on July 23, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Ian,

Lovely composition. Very well seen...

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 23, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Excellent exposure on the Puffin Ian and I really like both perch and background. Personally I'd give the tail a smidge more room on the right but that may be just me. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 23, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Nice, Ian. I don't know how they manage to catch so many fish at once. I like the soft light in this one.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 23, 2010 at 7:21 PM

Another gorgeous shot of this bird that is very much on my wanted list, Ian!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 23, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Very cool, Ian.

It amazes me how may fish they can cram into their bill at one time.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 24, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Love the comp Ian

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 24, 2010 at 12:51 AM

A lovely version of the classic shot, Ian. Brilliant!

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on July 24, 2010 at 1:17 AM

Nicely captured, Ian. Darker BG really works well with the colors of the puffin.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 24, 2010 at 6:54 AM

Ian,

I love how well the puffin stands out from the darker background, the large amount of sandeels in the bill, head angle, light in the eye and the lovely natural colors you have shown.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on July 24, 2010 at 7:15 AM

I look forward to your postings Ian, this puffin is really a treasure. The larger photo is wonderful, I love the comp. and pose, the rock's angle and the wonderful OOF BG. Congratulations, well done!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 24, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Love the simple setting and wonderful color palate. This would be a bird right at the top of my "must photograph in this lifetime" list. Hard to fault such a fine photo, but I would agree with Nate here, a little more room for the tail would be helpful.