Another Puffin in flight

Gallery: AvianPosted September 22, 201085 views4 comments

It was said that it was a pity that my last one was flying away from the camera so here's one that's coming towards it

As you can see, the sunlight was very harsh when I took this, the shoulder looks very bright but according to Photoshop's Levels, it's not blown.

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500 EX
1/800th second (yes, I chickened out trying 1/250th for this one)
f9
ISO 400
140mm
+0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Hand held panning
Taken on Skomer Island, West Wales, UK in June

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Good shot, Geoffrey. Great action!
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 23, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Geoffrey,

I actually prefer your last post to this one. With this mage I find myself wishing for a tiny bit of light to be visible in the bird's eye. I do like the action, setting and comp.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 24, 2010 at 6:11 AM

Really like the overall setting and comp Geoffrey, must be a magic place

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 24, 2010 at 1:29 PM

Top shot Geoff, these are so hard to do well,
Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments