Puffin in flight with sandeels

[dennis greenwood]

Got to catch the bird just before he lands if you want a full beak of sandeels as the gulls will mob them as they run the gaunlet trying to get down the burrow with as many as possible .
Canon 1d mkiv 300mm f4 at 5.6 iso 400 1/800 sec +1 ev
looking back now i should have pushed the iso in order to get a FSS

[John Robinson]

That would do for me Den
Great position-full beak and a clear BG.
Great stuff

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the banking pose, and you got a nice BG here. Good to see all those sandeels in the bill. In hindsight, yes, you should have gone for more SS, if only to raise your keeper rate for the action. It did turn out well for this frame!

[Adhika Lie]

Beautiful shot, Dennis. I don't have anything else to offer other than saying I love the wing position and the fish. It's always fun looking at this bird.

[Tim Foltz]

Dennis, One of my favorite birds, nice colors, BG and wing position, the mouthful of eels is a big plus.

-Tim

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very well caught Dennis, the puffing position in flight is really pleasing. If it were mine I would reduce the crop a little and just see what the effect would be if you desaturate the green background a little bit.

[William Dickson]

Great capture at that shutter speed, these guys are real fast. I like the flight pose and the BG

Will