Puffin headshot

[Alex Becker]

Hi all,

Another puffin frame from the Farne Islands. This one was hanging right near the boardwalk and didn't seem bothered by people walking by. Standard LR sliders, cloned out a bit of OOF puffin behind the in focus on around the beak area as well as some peoples reflections in the puffin's eye, and sharpened. Cropped about 10-15%. Light was a bit harsh this day.

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 200-500mm f/5.6 at 500mm
Specs: 1/2000 ISO 400 f/8

Thanks for looking and commenting on prior posts!
Alex

[Jonathan Ashton]

It's a really fine quality image, I think there is a blue cast, I would check color temp and or remove blue at raw conversion.

[Bill Dix]

Sweet detail, perfect head angle. Possible blue cast, although I know Puffins' faces aren't white.

[gail bisson]

A wonderful solid portrait.
Excellent IQ, wonderful detail everywhere.
Agree that the light was a bit harsh and would warm image up very slightly,
Gail

[Alex Becker]

Thanks all, greatly appreciated. I agree with you all and I'll warm the image up slightly. Best,