Two More Puffins

[Bill Dix]

Another from last June. On this one I didn't have the benefit of a good passing cloud, but I still liked the poses. These guys were taking a rest in between forays to feed the youngsters hidden in a rock crevice. Cloned out an oof rock in the bg.

D90, 80-400 @ 370, ISO 320, 1/640s @ f/8, +0.3 EV.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Bill, liked this a lot. light angle wasn't ideal...but you did quite well here. the poses, exposure, HAs, perch, BG...lots of things to like here.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Bill I think you did the best you could with the harsh light everything else is really nice from the pose to the BG.

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Bill, despite the harsh light, the pic has come out very nice. I kept looking at it.

[Sachin Saraf]

I know how difficult it is to adjust yourself i those cramped hides to get the light angle correct on sunny day minus clouds and you managed to capture these two very nicely...

[gail bisson]

I can see why you like this image and you did well in the harsh light. My only nit is that I wish the birds were not touching each other,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Like the others mention, you did best you could considering the harsh light condition. Good comp with just enough perch showing, and nice BG. I'm OK with the birds touching...

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for the comments. As some of you probably know, one doesn't get a lot of choice of shooting times at Machias Seal Island. I was assigned a blind for 1 hour right at mid-day, based on fog, tide and sea conditions that dictated the island landing time. (I was lucky at that; the people with reservations the previous day couldn't land at all.) So I had to make the best of the light, which is apparently often harsh at this location. Still, a great experience to see these creatures up close and personal. I actually liked the slight tension resulting from the two birds touching in this image.

[Josh Clark]

Love Puffins Bill, and this is a nice duo shot of them. Have a trip planned there next year with a couple good friends of mine....Machias Seal Island where I see you took these. Any advice? Lots to like about this photo, nice HA you got. Good job exposing those whites.