Atlantic Puffin

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This is another image made on Machias Island last weekend. This Puffin came very close to the blind. Cropped from vertical.

1D3, 500f4, 1/4000s, f/8, EC -0.66, ISO 400

[Grady Weed]

I can tell you one thing, the eye details and the beak are extremely well imaged. i wish the head was turned just a hair more to the screen right to eliminate the small amount of white where the eye would be, but a minor nit. A very decent background considering Machias Seal Island.

A side note here: I recieved an e-mail from the Norton family. They were glad we remembered them in a tribute on BPN. They also wanted me to pass on that they are in business still and the daughter is going to keep the show running. Thanks Axel for sharing this fine image.

[Kobus Tollig]

One Word Super

[Pramod Viswanath]

WOW! Amazing details. A superb close up this. Beautiful!

[LouBuonomo]

What Grady said

[Bob Malbon]

Axel, I am swimming out to the Island tonight!! SWEET!!! Bob

[Brian Wong]

Hi Axel!

Wow! Another beauty! Fantastic detail and exposure. The smooth green background complements the reds. Let's see, you are at 1/4000 ... so for your next post I am expecting to see a spectacular BIF!!!!

[Arthur Morris]

Quite excellent in not the greatest light. I like the SQ crop and the great image optimization skills.

[Simon Bennett]

A wonderful portrait Axel - I like the composition and detail about the face. One minor comment is that the blacks on the right neck below the yellow gape appear to be a bit speckled - like can occur when lightening shadowed areas.

[Steve Canuel]

Well done Axel. Excellent color, detail, and clarity. Agree with Grady's observation on the opposite eye.
Steve

[George DeCamp]

Love the look and the colors are superb!

[Ramon M. Casares]

What I specially love is the DOF, all in great focus and very sharp! Congratulations!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Hey Axel, great image with very good details, colors and textures, I am not a big fan of the SQ compos. but this one works fine.

[Doug Brown]

Excellent sharpness and great DOF too! How do you get to this island? :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Excellent sharpness and great DOF too! How do you get to this island? :)

Thanks, Doug! There are two tour operators near Machias in Cutler and Jonesport. On the island there are razorbills, murres and puffins during their nesting period before going back to the open sea sometime in August if I remember correctly.

[Gus Cobos]

Excellent Axel.
I love the colors and the sharp eye...:cool:

[Raul Quinones]

Hard to add to comments above. Awesome picture, love the details captured here.

[Ed Prete]

While I can't add much to what's been said above, nits included, an excellent image.

[Paul Pagano]

A beautiful image, Axel. The details and color are exceptional.