Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Taken on the Isle of Lunga, lying prone, hand held

OM-1, 300mm f4 (600mm equiv)
ISO 1250, 1/2500 sec f6.3

ACR/PSCC

[Steve Kaluski]

Good detail and I like the blacks Jon, nicely rendered. Not loving the FG mush, perhaps crop a sliver. just personal taste? The head towards camera with nesting material was worth waiting for. Whites look off, green tone may then come back? I would evict the stem of grass pointing up, from the back middle.

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

hi Jon .... a super shot of the busy Puffin , love it . even at work they do show a comical aspect in their appearance ... sooo cool characters !!!
image does look good overall and very nicely processed .
if this was mine , I would handle the whites differently , darken the fg mush and would work a bit on the grass in terms of hue and saturation ...

very nice work Jon !!!!!

tfs Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Steve Andreas, yes I could have done a bit more with this I appreciate the points made.

[William Dickson]

Very nice Jon.....Great POV and something different from the sandeels in the bill........All looks good to me.....I got similar images a few years ago....What a place.....

Will