Puffin with Sand Eels

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• Proframe (4048)
• [2007-07-16 15:49]

Hello Paul,
Very beautiful portrait of this Puffin.
Composition, clarity, exposure and details are great.
Love the wonderful soft background color tones and especially the somewhat lighter part around the head of the Puffin.
Looks like it's in the spotlight.
Wonderful catch light in the eye and colors.
Perfect work.
Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes,
Harry

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• deblink (1256)
• [2007-07-16 15:53]

Wow Paul,
This is a spectacular image of this Puffin and to capture it with the food in its mouth is amazing. Wonderful lighting and the quality of the image is superb. A very impressive image indeed.
Cheers,
Debbie

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• Signal-Womb (10757)
• [2007-07-16 16:56]

Another classic Puffin capture Paul, just love to see the sand eels in these shots. Excellent exposure, sharpness and superb composition to enhance the look of the photo. Very nice work.

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• oscarromulus (4448)
• [2007-07-16 17:00]

Paul,
GREAT notes; and as for the subject, the photography is:
OUTSTANDING.
Mario from Canada.

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• pankajbajpai (12868)
• [2007-07-16 19:09]

hi paul,
excellent portrait, nice composition, very beautiful colour tones, the bg is very good, exposure and lighting excellent,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• trinko (4310)
• [2007-07-16 19:13]

nice action capture with the eels. good focus nice colors though maybe a tad more contrast would be nice.

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• gurupawan (1753)
• [2007-07-16 19:32]

Hello paul ,

A lovely capture, Very good composition having the blue sky as Bg and the details are amazing in this pic. A very well done pic.

Tfs

Pawan

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• gypsygirl58 (426)
• [2007-07-16 21:53]

Hi Paul,
Great image of this Puffin! Excellent sharpness and details in the plumage and eels. Great composition and lovely contrast against the blue sky, well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

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• JPlumb (2827)
• [2007-07-16 22:52]

Hi Paul, excellent composition on this puffin and sand eels. The shot is sharp with excellent colour and detail.

Thanks, John

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• SelenE (13345)
• [2007-07-16 23:00]

Hi Paul,
Beautiful portrait of the puffin with a mouth full of fish. Focus, sharpness, clarity and the light is very good. Well done and TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• loot (8699)
• [2007-07-17 0:23]
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Hi Paul

A beautiful puffin very well captured and presented. This is National Geographic stuff.

The composition is great with the bird filling most of the 2/3 vertical zone with only its beak invading the right side 1/3 space. The position of the eye is close to the left 1/3 line. The colours are stunning and have a perfect natural look. The details are exceptionally sharp and well defined showing the lovely features of the plumage very well. The soft colours of the BG are perfect making it almost seem to form a halo around the bird's head (I'm not sure if it was due to a cloudy sky or the OOF surface of the ocean – probably the sky). The exposure was absolutely spot-on with a good balance between DOF, shutter speed, and lighting and it managed to capture a lovely little catch light in the eye.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Janice (16725)
• [2007-07-17 0:38]

Hi Paul, I love these clown birds - so beautiful. This is a wonderful capture, the puffling is going to enjoy all these sand eels!
And you did your good father's act by bringing the baby to the water - well done
Janice

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• coasties (27488)
• [2007-07-17 2:51]

Hi Paul

I haven't been on TN in a while, and when I do pop in, this is what greets me..... a magnificent closeup of a Puffin! This is a real beauty. Lovely composition with the technical stuff spot on. Congrats! "-)

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• LordPotty (7948)
• [2007-07-17 3:09]

Hi Paul,
GThis is a lovely image of the Puffin with his dinner. The exposure and details are excellent.
A great note too.
Sounds like a very satisfying days work.
Great stuff.
Steve

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• pirate--s (880)
• [2007-07-17 3:35]
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ooooh wow!!!!!!you are a very lucky man!nicely focused and great lightning!
absolutely brilliant!
tfs paul,
caroline

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• hatti52 (1015)
• [2007-07-17 5:33]

Hello Paul,
nice action capture
wonderful light and colours
congrats

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• pirate (2871)
• [2007-07-17 6:10]

Hi Paul
Common subject so often published, but this surely is one of the evry best I have ever seen: perfect compo (I love that visible foot and the nice stone) great BG, perfect sharpness, excellent exposure of the white plumage, great catch light and gorgeous posture!
There is even a catchlight in the Sandeel's eye!
One of the best shots these days
Tfs
TOM

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• backpackergirl (46)
• [2007-07-17 7:42]

Amazing photo! Great timing catching the fish in its mouth. Perfect focus, great background color, simple composition -- love it! Thanks for posting this one!

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• vanderschelden (24753)
• [2007-07-17 7:49]

Hello Paul,
Well composed image. Very colourful. Excellent sharpness.
Good detail in the whites.
TFS
Annick

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• jmp (8394)
• [2007-07-17 13:51]

Hi Paul,
What a masterpiece photo. Composition, details, colours, background...
TFS, José M.

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• jossim (11730)
• [2007-07-17 18:03]

Superbe lumière,bonne netteté et pafaite composition.
Merci!
Joseph

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• manyee (19540)
• [2007-07-18 0:04]

Hi paul,
Good to see a post from you. : )
I love these puffins, which I have never seen in the flesh.
They seem to be good providers, since they always seem to have a beakful of food!
Your puffin's sitting pose is unusual. He seems to be hanging off the ledge, looking into the far and beyond with a wistful look. Maybe it is his clown eye. Fantastic details, down to the mournful look on the eels.
A simple composition, yet with an exceptional visual and emotional impact.
TFS. ; )

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• lemoineth (2284)
• [2007-08-01 4:49]

Belle photo et bon appétit a cet oiseau que vous avez pris de fort belle façon je trouve. Grande netteté.Jolies couleurs et beaucoups de détails. Amitiés Thomas

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• Silke (5302)
• [2007-08-10 4:29]

Wow! I love the PoV here. That trace of puffy cloud behind the head acts almost as a halo!
Superb colours and details
Wonderful notes -- heartwarming!
TFs
silke
;)

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• klemmg (1719)
• [2007-09-06 14:56]

Perfect portrait, very clear and detailed, down to the details of the beak and the tiny almost transparant little eels. The point of view from below together with that clean look makes it seem almost like a statue, so unusual for a bird shot. It really stands out. Excellent!

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• bobair (4080)
• [2007-09-29 23:33]

Hi Paul,
I can tell you right now that even though I have yet to take a photo of a puffin they are easily one of the most lovely and photogenic of all birds there are.I just love the look of these little sea-birds and hope someday to get my own shots of them.Your capture is a beautiful one of this bird with a beak full of of fish and that makes it a joy to behold with my tried eyes.Great detail and focus make this a keeper.The only thing thing I see that could be a bit better is the contrast on the shot.Thanks for showing this wonderful shot. Bob