puffin

[gustav kiburg]

i was on the farn-islands on the coast of england
normal i photograph a bird on the same height , but here i photograph just a little bit downwards.
because the puffin sit on a wall , and i get the shallow water as background


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SONY A77
70-400 SSM G

1/800
F8
ISO 200

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and I like the inclusion of some habitat. He is too close to the left border and light was a bit harsh here, the blacks in the wings have lost detail.

TFS it is a handsome puffin!

[Kristin Brown]

Gustav, I really like the color of the water in the BG. The inclusion of habitat is nice too. I agree with Arash in that the crop is too tight on the left. A catchlight in the eye would have made this image better IMO. Lovely though! :S3:

[Daniel Cadieux]

Cute little individual, and nice colours. Sharp too. Yes to too close to the left edge.

[Doug Brown]

Nice pose and excellent sharpness. Agree with the above critiques regarding strong light and the tight crop.