Atlantic Puffin (Newfoundland)

[Dorian Anderson]

Salvaged this on a very gray day in Witless Bay!

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/3200 at f/5.6, ISO 2500
Processed in LR CC. No cloning.

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[Randy Stout]

Dorian:

Nice full up pose, soft light shows subtle details in feathers, climbing flight path helps.

I might be tempted to tinker with increasing the contrast just a bit, give it a bit more pop. Personal taste.

Cheers

Randy

[kevin Hice]

Fantastic flight image Dorian Love the soft light with the grey background. Perfect wing position. Just love puffins. TFS

[Dorian Anderson]

Dorian:

Nice full up pose, soft light shows subtle details in feathers, climbing flight path helps.

I might be tempted to tinker with increasing the contrast just a bit, give it a bit more pop. Personal taste.

Cheers

Randy

Interesting idea. Let me know how this lands....

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[Randy Stout]

Dorian:

I had tried a tweak of your original, and it ended up almost exactly like your redo. I do think it is a bit more dramatic, without looking over the top.

Cheers

Randy

[Dorian Anderson]

Thanks for the suggestion. I applied the same settings to the downstroke in an adjacent frame and combined them to get this - my first composite. Sure, it's a lie, but it's fun to see the two strokes in the same frame.

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[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome!! The repost looks great, and the composite is really well done and quite fun. I love the pop of colour form the faces and feet against the monochrome background.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice Frame Dorain, I like upstroke better for birds with shorter wings. nice exposure and details

TFS