Puffin

[Jonathan Ashton]

Handheld Canon 1DX Canon 100-400 L IS Manual ISO 1000 Manual 1/3200sec f8
There were so many opportunities this year, just one after another it was amazing. I decided I go on the full day trip armed with the zoom and 1.4TC and on the 1/2 day trip I took the 500mm, I found it helped concentrate my mind as opposed to looking round and then deciding which lens I needed, it was of course much less cumbersome too.

[Mike Poole]

Lovely dynamic flight shot Jon, I love the way the eels are being pulled back with the wind. Good downstroke on the wings as well.

Not sure if the wings could do with a little NR or its just the blur giving that impression.

Superb sharpness on the face.

Hope your in flight hit rate was better than mine - I nearly wore out the delete button!

Mike

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely dynamic flight shot Jon, I love the way the eels are being pulled back with the wind. Good downstroke on the wings as well.

Not sure if the wings could do with a little NR or its just the blur giving that impression.

Superb sharpness on the face.

Hope your in flight hit rate was better than mine - I nearly wore out the delete button!

Mike

Stand in the right place at Farnes Mike - it's like shelling peas! We got dozens of them, trouble is when I got back I realised that many taken with the zoom were unnecessarily small, I had let the zoom creep back to less than 400mm. I suppose that is an advantage of the 500mm, it slows you down and less to go wrong even though it is a little harder.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, I believe these guys are pretty fast flyers, so well captured here. Good angled flight pose, love the beak full of food, and the clouds in the BG add interest.

[Mike Hitchen]

I nice angle here, John. I am thinking of getting a last minute trip to the Farnes in the next week or so.
This was taken on land I presume.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I nice angle here, John. I am thinking of getting a last minute trip to the Farnes in the next week or so.
This was taken on land I presume.

Mike yes this was on the Farnes, I suggest the whole day trip if you can make it and also if possible allow for two days just in case the boat can't sail due to weather conditions. Keep the sun behind you and keep checking the histogram - it's easy to forget!

[gail bisson]

I really like the BG here.
Head is nice and sharp.
Gail

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much for the comments everyone.