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Steen Torner
06-01-2014, 08:30 AM
These Puffins were photographed on Noss at the Shetland Islands in Scotland. A cliff is in the background.
Shot handheld (lying flat on the ground) using a Canon EOS 50D with a EF100-400 f/4.5-5.6L at 150 mm. ISO 200 and 1/320 sec. at f/9.0.
Please let me have your comments and critique.
John Robinson
06-01-2014, 08:42 AM
Hes saying "Did you hear the one about the-----"
Different kind of Puffin shot.
Like it.
JohnR
Randy Stout
06-01-2014, 08:44 AM
Steen:
I like the story here, with the obvious interaction of the pair, and the attention of the back bird. Very effective DOF, nice sense of 3D. The slight orange/reds in cliff wall play well with the puffins oranges.
I might try a version with 15% of the free space at top cropped off, personal taste only.
I would also have considered a higher ISO to give myself a bit more shutter speed to work with, although you did very well here.
Small flowers are a nice touch.
Cheers
Randy
Joe Galkowski
06-01-2014, 05:32 PM
I am a great fan of interaction shots, so I like this one. I think you did as good as possible with the scene. Your choice of DOF was perfect. Nice job!
Jonathan Ashton
06-02-2014, 05:59 AM
Lovely image I like the interaction. One tiny weeny criticism - I would lower the brightness on the thrift flowers.
Kaido Rummel
06-03-2014, 05:04 AM
Great interaction shot. The third guy is also a nice "component", eyeing the gossipers.
Satish Ranadive
06-03-2014, 10:46 PM
Magnificent image of very nice interaction. I like the 3D effect in the frame. Would tone down the bright flowers.
Regards,
Satish.
Steen Torner
06-04-2014, 04:03 PM
Hi Randy,
Thanks for your positive comments. I have already made a further crop at the top and like it ... ; - )
Regards Steen :S3:
Steen Torner
06-04-2014, 04:12 PM
Hi Jonathan (and Satish),
Appreciate your critique. It only took a highlights reduction in Photoshop Lightroom to get a much more pleasing image.
Thanks for taking your time to give me a positive feedback.
Regards Steen :S3:
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