Goes what - another puffin!

[Mike Poole]

I'm thinking that maybe this months theme should have been 'puffins'! Seems like we're all at it!

Here's my favourite flight shot from a trip to Skomer, load more to sort through - might even post one or two - but Skomer never fails to deliver, especially on an overnight stay with better light and no crowds of day-trippers.

Canon 1dx
500mm f4 is
ISO 2000
1/4000th f 5.6

Mike

[Isaac Grant]

Very nice shot here Mike. Details look great and I love the look against that background. May look a touch dark on my screen and if mine I would try to add a little more brightness to the shot.

[Mike Hitchen]

Oh, wow! Head angle, flight angle, wing position, sharpness on the eye and beak, fish in the mouth....absolutely everything !

[Bill Dix]

Nice and sharp on the head, and I love the fish eyes. Good work catching the bullet in flight. Puffins galore this week.

[keith mitchell]

Mike to these eyes of mine this looks about perfect,exposure looks spot on ,all on a lovely bg,very well caught Mike.

Keith.

[Tim Foltz]

Mike, sweet shot, nice BG, action, and prey. I wish there was a bit more room around the whole thing though, looks a bit cramped IMO.

-Tim

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Mike, I've been reading that these guys are pretty nifty flyers, so very well captured. I like the angle, and that you are showing a beak full of food. Killer BG. I agree, a little more in front wont harm the image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent! I do agree with more room in front, but this is a high impact image! Terrific incoming flight path and superb background. Are you able to extract some details on the brightest parts of the fish?

[Mike Singh]

Excellent capture and sharpness. Do you stay on the island or on the mainland?


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[Mike Poole]

Very nice shot here Mike. Details look great and I love the look against that background. May look a touch dark on my screen and if mine I would try to add a little more brightness to the shot.

Hi Isaac, thanks for looking. I'd say overall the brightness is about right, is there a specific part of the shot you think is too dark or do you think everything needs raising a little?

mike

[Mike Poole]

Mike, sweet shot, nice BG, action, and prey. I wish there was a bit more room around the whole thing though, looks a bit cramped IMO.

-Tim

Thanks Tim, I tried a bit of a tighter crop than normal here so maybe you're right. I've seen lots of tightly framed shots from the 'flight specialists' on here and tried to replicate the framing, possibly too much

cheers

mike

[Mike Poole]

Excellent! I do agree with more room in front, but this is a high impact image! Terrific incoming flight path and superb background. Are you able to extract some details on the brightest parts of the fish?

Cheers Dan, I'll try a bit more when I get time to do a looser crop as suggested.

Mike

[Mike Poole]

Excellent capture and sharpness. Do you stay on the island or on the mainland?


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Going on a day trip is a great experience and if you get lucky with bright overcast conditions you can get good shots but for the best photography you need to be there overnight, a far better experience

mike

[David Salem]

Wow!! What a great looking frame Mike!! Killer details, exposure, BG and colors. Great look at the fish too. I can see why you cropped this tight, great details on the head, but maybe just a little more room all the way around would be good. Well done.