In-Flight Service

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Everyone,
It's been a while...:eek:
I thought I'd share these puffins with you. This was taken on the Farne Islands last June and cropped for composition. The light was quite harsh.
1D 3 300 f/2.8 + 1.4 TC
ISO 250
f/4 1/5000
Exp comp +1/3
HH
Look forward to your C & C's!
Warm regards to all,
Nicki

[Randy Stout]

Nicki:

Glad to see you back.

Fun landing pose here, complete with mouth full of fish!

I am at work, so can't call the whites accurately.

It does look a bit bright overall however.

I could see a bit off the top.

Once again, nice to see you posting here again.

cheers

Randy

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Randy, thanks so much for the kind words. I THINK that the whites are OK - but they might be a bit close to the mark... :eek: :w ... and you know that I always favour my images on the light side...

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Thanks Peter, that does look better...how did you remove the colour cast? (Darn our cold northern light!!!)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Nicki, clever title, and I like the landing posture with the swept back wings. His beak full of fish adds a nice touch. This is one species I really need to see in real life.:w

[Daniel Bailey]

Great image... Peter's tweak made it perfect! Beautiful bird.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Thanks Peter, that's great, I really appreciate the explanation!
Stu and Daniel, thank you

[Joe Senzatimore]

Sweet image , and the tweeks make it even better. great timing to capture this wonderful action.

[Charles Scheffold]

Nice composition and moment. I like Peter's fix - the whites are just too hot in the original post.

Charles

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Nicki, this is awesome. Loved the landing pose. Very comical too.

[Arthur Morris]

Welcome back. Wicked cool image and a great repost and tutorial by Peter Kes :) I love the landing bird.

[denise ippolito]

Nicki, Nice to see you posting. Fantastic image and Peter's tweaks make it sing.

[Craig Brelsford]

I appreciate the separation of the three birds. Comical and lovable little creatures, aren't they? Peter's repost and tutorial are highly useful.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Thanks everyone for the kind words - much appreciated. Artie - good to be back!