Puffin

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm
f/7.1
1/2500
ISO 1000

One I captured on the small island of Lunga on Scotland's west coast.
Thanks for having a look.

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

WOW! Looks pasted on the BG, which I know it definitely isn't.
Wonderful wings-up pose Will. I really love the eye contact and detail.
Did you have to tone down the highlights or are they so grey in the face?
I think the blacks could possibly be a touch darker too?
Thanks for sharing mate! :)

[Isaac Grant]

Excellent William! I love this. I've seen a ton of puffin images and this one really stands out as being unique. Image quality is top notch and I love the pose. Smoking frame.

[annmpacheco]

IQ is terrific Will and I too would add a fe more points of black. I like the wings up you capture but would like to see the puffin to the left and more space on the right of the tussock. lovely lil bugger!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Will, love the light and IQ in this, and well timed to have captured the swept back wing pose. The detail rocks in this.

A species I would love to photograph one day in Bonnie Scotland. My parents were Scottish, and I was born in England. We left Scotland to come to Africa when I was probably around 6-7 years old.

[gail bisson]

This is terrific Will.
Great wing pose, IQ and BG.
No nits from me,
Gail

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Will, great to have the blue backdrop and a small grassy knoll for the perch, good to have the wings outstretched too.

Going to have to get you up to Hermaness if you like Puffins, a good yomp up, but well worth it, with nesting Bonxies on route too.

TFS
Steve

[John Whaley]

A wonderful image of a bird I have never had the opportunity to see in person. High IQ, tack sharp and i like the dynamic up wing pose. TFS

[Bill Dix]

A different take on the Puffin wing flap; I love the sideways pose with just a hint of head turn. Great detail. Yes, they are grey in the face, as you have captured him. Well done.

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Akos, as Bill rightly said, the faces are grey. Hi Steve, sounds good, I am puffined out, but, the Bonxies

Will

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Steve, sounds good, I am puffined out, but, the Bonxies

Take a 16-35 too, the Puffins will be around your feet!!!.

[William Dickson]

Hi Will, love the light and IQ in this, and well timed to have captured the swept back wing pose. The detail rocks in this.

A species I would love to photograph one day in Bonnie Scotland. My parents were Scottish, and I was born in England. We left Scotland to come to Africa when I was probably around 6-7 years old.

Hi Stu, I thought there was a bit of Scottish in you If you ever want to have a trip 'back home' Gie me a shout !! Just imagine ..the birds you would be able to photograph. Maybe we should exchanges houses for a few weeks

[Stu Bowie]

Maybe we should exchanges houses for a few weeks

Hey Will, I may take you up on that in the future.