Puffin

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 1DX Canon 100-400 L IS II & 1.4TC III ISO 800 1/320 sec f8
ACR + PSCC
A different background this time but again another shot from the Farne Islands

[Alex Becker]

Great minds think alike on posting times :bg3:. I had pretty similar light to this 2 of the days I was there and you've handled it well here. Details look good and nice look at the eye and fish in the mouth. Shooting angle was good too. I like the flared wingtips. I think I would prefer just a bit more room on top and less below, but I often go back and forth on how to crop with this wing position. If willing, I would clone or crop out the black bit in the lower LHC. Nice one Jonathan. TFS

[gail bisson]

Very well done in difficult light. I found myself praying for overcast skies when shooting these puffins. And it has to be lightly cloudy- not dark cloudy because then,it is hard to get the shutter speed up.
I like the sharpness and the IQ. Nice looking eye with clearly defined pupil.
Not my favorite wing position but nice to see the flared wingtips.
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Jon:

Agree with previous observations, esp the wing position. The bokeh is just a bit busy.

These guys are such characters, always fun to see them doing their thing!

Cheers

Randy