The 'Clown' bird

[Steve Kaluski]

Taking a break from the Little owl posting, (too much to process at present and I need to give them a break), so here is a Puffin, affectionally known as the 'Clown bird'. Just like the quirkiness and the angle of the grass edge.

Cheers
Steve

Subject: Puffin peering over cliff edge (Fratercula arctica)
Location: UK, Shetlands
Camera: Canon MKIV
Lens: 500f/4 Gitzo tripod/Wimberley head
Exposure: 1/500s at f/6.3 ISO400
Format: Landscape

PS. Not sure if timing/weather allow, but Artie I may try and catch up with you, if not happy shooting, although this is a lot further north than where you will be.

[Mike Poole]

Cracking shot Steve, love the detail, processed perfectly. I'm on Skomer in a couple of weeks and will be more than happy if I come back with something of this quality

[Neil Burton]

Never sure with head on puffins, not much eye contact, but I do like this.

[Bob Pelkey]

Very appealing image, Steve. Very nice control or elimination of noise. Would certainly like to see a portrait version of this with the grass the lower half or more of the image.

[Randy Stout]

Steve:

This is very nice, and a very different take on a puffin. Excellent exposure, detail, dof.

Just for fun, I could see a version with a bit cropped off the right side, so that the head mass balanced a bit differently against the grass mass.

Cheers

Randy

[David Salem]

Cool looking head on pose with nice detail and excellent exposure. I like the grass in the FG. Well done Steve.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Amazing clarity & detail on the head Steve! Very 'different' yet appealing image!

[keith mitchell]

Do like this one Steve, different and all the better for it.

cheers Keith.

[Gary Hamilton]

I like it just as it is. Nice job with the DOF. These guys are so much fun to photograph.