Flying Puffin

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Flying Puffin
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Copyright: Carlos M Garcia (alguazul) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 79 W: 14 N: 120] (713)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma 80-400 OS
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/3000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-09 2:46
Viewed: 515
Points: 13
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Atlantic Puffin with its no extremely graceful silhouette and its clown face is, nevertheless, one of the most gratifying species for the photographer when visiting the cliffs and coastal burrows in the spring. Even although my lens is not particularly good finding and maintaining a focus point on movile subjects some of the pictures of these coloured bullets resulted well and were then like trophys for me.
In the UK is time for the puffin to find its burrow and starting the breeding season. Is important not to disturb their endless task of going from sea to burrow and an adequate position not so close to the nests is convenient (we are but just mere visitants of their last secular homes)
The shot was taken like a clay-pigeon sesion with my D200, Sigma 80-400, ISO400, 1/3200, f5.6
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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 72 N: 1007] (4233)
  • [2007-05-09 2:48]

Hello Carlos,
wonderful capture. I remembered how fast these birds can fly near the cliffs. Well exposed against the milky(?)sky.
cheers , Jacob

Muy buenas D. Carlos
La verdad es que empiezo a tener envidia de tu viajecillo a las Escocias...... aprovechaste fenomenalmente el tiempo. Una captura explendorosa de este pajarillo tan bonito y del que pocas veces lo vemos en vuelo. Sin que sea una pega creo tiene algo de ruido la foto y a iso 400 pero no habían mejorado los de Nikon en esta cámara lo del ruído. O en la D70 debía de ser como tres veces más.....
La pase por el neat image y se reduce bastante..
Con ruído o sin ruido (le pones tono ranchera, por lo de con dinero o sin dinero)ya me gustaría tenerlos asi de bien.
Un abrazo

GOOD JOB even if not very strong sharp but in flight it's not easy
bravo !
aleks ;)

Really nice action shot, Carlos!
TFS
Ralf

great inflight-shot of my favorite bird! :-)
well timed frozen "action" with nice details.
well done & take care, thorsten.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 500 W: 8 N: 1003] (3704)
  • [2007-05-09 14:42]

Hello Carlos, what a beauty fantastic photo, you managed to capture this puffin perfectly. the collors and composition are amazing, great POV and sharpness, wonderful BG..well done..

Hello Carlos , perfect flight photo , details are super , TFS and good luck...

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