Where's my Burrow ...?

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi everyone,
This was taken on Skomer Island last May. It was about twenty minutes before this cute little fellow could locate his burrow!! I cropped it to emphasize the beautiful colours in the BG.
40D 100-400 @ 400mm
ISO 400
AV F8 1/1600 sec
Look forward to your c & c's - thanks so much for looking!
Regards to all,
Nicki

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

What a cute capture and I love the pose. Not the conventional crop but I can see why you did it the way you did and I find it very dramatique and quite unique. I sure works for me. Love this image Niki.

[Doug Brown]

I like the emphasis on the beautiful BG, but I'd like the bird looking into the empty space. Something like this. Good to see another ETL contributor posting on the 'big' board!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Wow Doug, how on earth did you do that!!!? Actually, another reason for cropping it with the bird looking out of the picture was to emphasize the fact that he seemed a little disorientated and confused at not being able to find his way. I know the feeling...
Judy Lynn, thank you for your kind words!
Regards,
Nicki

[Dave Mills]

Doug, your positioning really helped the image in my view...

[Juan Aragonés]

This is really different very nice. The BG is fantastic and the bunch of sticks on the bill very good. Terrifice eye, BTW. I like your initial idea trying to reinfoece the sensation of confusion but Doug approach is more pleasant from an aesthetical point of view. The pano croping works really fine here. Very fine image

[Ivan Miksik]

Panoramatic crop is really interesting and it is working for me. However Doug's suggesting is an excellent idea. I love it - background and sharpness is great!

[Rosl Roessner]

I like the idea of the confused puffin; still I prefer the repost, because it is more pleasent for me.
I love the beak full of sticks!
Great BG and wonderful eye!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi everyone,
Thank you so much for your constructive comments. Sometimes thinking outside the box is a good way to start a dicussion!!
Best regards to all,
Nicki

[Ramon M. Casares]

Love the repost and the crop works very well for me, not at first but OOB ideas sometimes need more time ;) Congratulations!

[Lance Peters]

Nice Nicki - thats the girl - keep them warm :)

[Fabs Forns]

I like the original better, maybe because I like unconventional. The repost is pleasing, but just what everyone would do.
My vote for the defiance ;)

[Dean Ingwersen]

Really sweet image with a great BG...and I like both versions. ;) Top work!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Thank you Ramon, Lance and Dean!
Fabs, way to go girl...long live the rebellion...!!!...:D:D
Regards,
Nicki

[Harold Davis]

i'm with the original here, while the repost does have it's merits, i find the original to be unique and fresh. great job, nicki!!

[Alfred Forns]

Both images are strong and pleasing Each has its own merit and appeal. One think I would do is add just a little to the bottom of either image. Big Congrats !!!

[Linda Robbins]

Cute pose holding the nesting material. I like Doug's crop much better. The colorful bg is lovely.

[Raymond Barlow]

I am with Fabs on this one., yes, Dougs it the truditional., but Nikki's original is way cool., really well done.