Puffin in flight

Gallery: AvianPosted December 20, 2010141 views12 comments

Another Puffin image from Skomer Island in West Wales, UK.

A slight crop off the left and bottom only as the Puffin was dead centre as shot.

Konica Minolta Dynax 7D
Sigma 50-500 EX
1/1250th
f5.6
ISO 400
300mm
-0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Hand held

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on December 20, 2010 at 5:46 PM

To catch a puffin in flight is already a great achievement . I like the blur of the wings. It seems to me that the critical focus is more on the legs that the eye (due to the slight obliquity of the body). However, a remarkable image .
Giorgio

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 20, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Love the fish Geoffrey. Sharpness of the body looks good, and blur of the wings works well for me. A bit better look at the eye would have been nice, but this is good as posted.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 20, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Geoff, I like the wing position and their blur is just fine for me. With this light I enjoy the Puffin against the dark background and I think your composition works well. I do think the head and the fish could be sharper though.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 20, 2010 at 8:08 PM

Great look at this bird in flight. Softness as previously mentioned, but you have a great image here.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 20, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Really cool catch. I agree the head area is a bit soft.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 20, 2010 at 11:29 PM

I love the puffin against the dark background, the bit of green in the lrc helps break up the monochrome. Maybe a touch more sharpening on the head of the puffin.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 21, 2010 at 12:17 AM

You made exceptional use of what the bird gave you. Alcids in flight are tough.

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Comment posted by Guy Rogers on December 21, 2010 at 7:25 AM

Hello Geoff.

Nits covered but it a fine capture, and the dark background as work well.

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Comment posted by Lee fisher on December 21, 2010 at 11:06 AM

Cracking flight shot mate, topped off with a full compliment of sand eels,
Lee

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

Comment posted by Graham Brown on December 21, 2010 at 11:57 AM

I appreciate how difficult this type of shot is, sideways on nearly full frame. I tried to get this type of shot on the Farnes this year but never got this close, virtually all were not sharp. I like the background it shows the bird up well. Hope to visit Skomer next year. Graham