Puffin in flight

Gallery: AvianPosted September 19, 2010117 views13 comments

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

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM

I like the wing blur too Geoffrey. I also like the natural colors, the muted background and the spread of the tail. Nice work getting this at 1/250th.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 19, 2010 at 12:39 PM

Easy? I never even attempt a pan at less than 1/800, preferably at 1/1250. I tried 1/250, but it filled up my trash can too fast.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 19, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Interesting and successful.

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on September 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM

Love the wing blur. Excellent capture and shrpness for such a slow SS.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on September 19, 2010 at 1:35 PM

The richness of colour here and the area of focus really make this a nice image. Wing blur is very good. Technically very difficult to do this at 250th or higher.. Takes a lot of practice!!!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 19, 2010 at 5:16 PM

I like the action !!!

Mauro

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on September 19, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Very well done to get this! If only he had been flying towards you..

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 19, 2010 at 7:31 PM

Not very often does the wing blur make the shot Geoff. That's the case for me on this one - that combined with the sharpness of the head.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 19, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Very nice. A different look from most Puffin images.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 20, 2010 at 7:45 AM

Great wing blue, wish it was facing the camera.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 20, 2010 at 4:30 PM

Works for me. Nice sharpness on the head for such a slow SS.

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Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on September 21, 2010 at 1:45 PM

Hi Geoffrey,
really pleasant image, result of considerable technical expertise.
Giorgio

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 22, 2010 at 1:03 AM

I like the effect geoffrey - well done

cheers
Rob

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