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[Ed Vatza]

Another reworked image from our trip to Machias Seal Island in June, 2009. Gotta love those Puffins!

Canon 50D and 300mm f/2.8L IS.

1/1250 sec @ f/5.6; ISO 200; 0 EV

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice pose and I really like the nice side view of the head. I might lighten up around the eye just a bit. Dave

[Callie de Wet]

Beautiful Puffin, would LOVE to see one fro real! Nice:) action

[Justin Reznick]

Gorgeous image Ed! Perfect background, great sharpness in the head and feet to contrast with the movement in the wings, fantastic color in the head and feet as well. And finally, love the title!

[Harshad Barve]

you gotta love that pose , super image with spot on techs
TFS

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I would love a slightly looser crop. :) Otherwise, very fine pose and details. Gorgeous bird. :)

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely pose, colours and detail. I am sure the 50D can give you great result in higher iso so you can have some more depth of field for the wings. A bit more room on the sides could also be nice IMHO.

[Fabs Forns]

I like tighter presentations for web, so I'm fine with the crop. I love the detail and pose and would only desat the reds a bit. Well done!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Yes...thos puffins are amazing. loved the BG pose and head angle.

[Dan Busby]

Love those blinds at MSI! Nicely done Ed.

[Bill McCrystyn]

AWW Ed, this is classic. What an image. Perfect wing blur. Great white detail and color. Sweet shot!

[Ed Vatza]

Thank you ALL for your responses, critiques, feedback. I am glad that you all seemed to like the image. It's amazing what some better processing can do and it is truly amazing how easy it is with Nik. Virtually all my processing was done with Viveza and Sharpener Pro.

[RAM MALLYA]

Lovely pose perfect lighting and details