Puffin in flight

[Alex Becker]

Hi all,

Yet another Puffin photo from Farne Islands. BG is a far cliff / sky. In post lifted the eye slightly, standard LR sliders, cropped by about 15%, added some canvas to the top, NR on BG and sharpened.

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 200-500mm f/5.6 at 500mm
Specs: 1/3200 ISO 2000 f/5.6

Thanks for looking and commenting on prior posts!
Alex

[Mike Poole]

You've done all you could with this frame Alex - very sharp (far from easy) nice details - the fish in the beak are always a bonus. The only thing letting it down slightly is the far wing position - hardly your fault, but a shame nonetheless.

Looks like you had a great time over our side of the pond - you've certainly got some really nice results from your trip.

Mike

[Ilija Dukovski]

Nice flight image. You don't see too often this species in flight loaded with fish. Nice detail in the whites, good angle etc. I tend to do bit more contrast, i.e. darker blacks but that's a matter of taste.

[Bill Dix]

Nice work catching him in flight with a mouthful. Not crazy about the far wing. Maybe boost the contrast and saturation just a tad?

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Alex, I echo all the previous comments. Nice work, thank you for sharing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree about the wing position, but I love the sharpness and BG. Fish prey are pretty cool, too.

[Alex Becker]

Thanks all -- really appreciate it. I'll look into adding a touch more contrast and saturation. Thanks again, A

[gail bisson]

Very nice! Any sharp flight photo of a puffin in flight is a keeper in my book!
I like the blue sky and the BG.
Far wing position already addressed.
I would add a couple of points of black to the neutrals and the blacks in Selective Coloring in Photoshop. I feels this needs a slight boost in contrast,
Gail