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Puffin - Watching You


Puffin - Watching You
Photo Information
Copyright: Stephen Emerson (Signal-Womb) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1220 W: 64 N: 2917] (11012)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 450D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-14 4:22
Viewed: 704
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another Puffin shot from Skellig islands and this time Im in the picture if you look into the Puffins eye. So cute! And so clumsy the little Puffins are Wonderful. I captured this one at 400mm f7.1 ISO 200.

The Skellig islands are well known for their seabird colonies, and together comprise one of the most important seabird sites in Ireland, both for the population size and for the species diversity.

Among the breeding birds are European Storm-Petrels, Northern Gannets, Fulmars, Manx Shearwaters, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Common Guillemots, Razorbills and Atlantic Puffins (with 4000 or more puffins on Great Skellig alone). Smaller numbers of Choughs and Peregrine Falcons can also be seen.
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To joey: 450D, very niceSignal-Womb 1 06-24 16:03
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Hi Stephen,
My neighbor today. A lovely portrait of this beautiful puffin bird. Excellent details and a fine composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Dear Stephen,
Very well captured close up of the puffin with brilliant colors; that too one can notice photographer's body reflection within bird's eye. Great shot. Cheers.
Regards-Subhash

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1448 W: 76 N: 3169] (10395)
  • [2008-06-14 5:33]

Hello Stephen,
Very beautiful portrait of this Puffin. Excellent sharpness and details. Very good POV and composition. Wonderful natural colours.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Stephen,
What an awesome photo, especially with you so perfectly visable in the reflection of the eye. These birds are probably the cutest birds there are. Who cannot love them. Wonderful details and colors and a picture perfect DOF.
TFS<
Niek

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 606 W: 14 N: 631] (1953)
  • [2008-06-14 11:35]

Hi Stephen,
Excellent portrait of this puffin.Well caught and composed.Colors,contrast and details are beautiful.
Thanks for posting.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1996 W: 245 N: 6508] (23200)
  • [2008-06-14 13:29]
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Me again! :-)
This is an exceptional portrait of this Puffin!
You must have been very close!
Extremely detailed and sharp.
Great exposure of whites and blacks.
Superb DOF.

How are you finding the 450D?

Very well done, Stephen!

Cheers,
Joe

Hello Stephen,
It is fun the way the bird looks as if the Puffin is a bit shy..
Well done
TFS
Annick

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3471 W: 145 N: 5987] (17920)
  • [2008-06-15 3:09]

Oh Stephen, what an excellent portrait of this beauty. And yes, there you are right in the centre of his eye.
It is so good to see him so clearly - his feathers and colours are spot on - well done
Janice

Very interesting and colourful bird. Well captured!
Regards
Betsie

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 5 N: 2141] (11960)
  • [2008-06-24 17:41]

Bonjour Stephen,

Extrème qualité et superbe oiseau que ce macareux moine.
Félicitations et merci.
Joseph

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  • jpdenk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 330 W: 3 N: 513] (1400)
  • [2008-07-30 17:34]

A perfect head-and-shoulders portrait of this character, needle-sharp, and excellent exposure. Your reflection in its eye is a real bonus.

John

Excellent details and a fine composition.

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