Pacific Horned Puffin

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2008-04-24 11:26]

hi
no time but BRAVO.
laurent

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• loot (9137)
• [2008-04-24 11:38]

Hi Stranger

Nice to see one from you again and what a stunner it is. A beautiful bird, excellent pose, superb capture, and well presented. There is only one problem as far as I can tell. You did not include the orchestra in the photo. Why do only the conductor get to steal all the lime light?

That is one mighty fine bird and you've done it splendid justice with this posting.

Luvely my friend and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-04-24 11:49]

Hello Paul
This is certainly a fine capture..A question though?..is it a captive or wild Puffin?
Photographically captured very well indeed...And good luck on the Pecker.
Regards
Paul

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• Hil (4839)
• [2008-04-24 12:03]

Hi Paul

Superb shot of the Puffin.
Nicely composed with a great POV and fine open winged pose, I always think their don't look up to carrying their bodyweight.
Nice sharp details.
Beautiful natural colours and lovely light.

Hil

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• mariki (8401)
• [2008-04-24 12:04]

Hello Paul,

Sorry no time. Just marking.
Mariki

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• Heaven (3253)
• [2008-04-24 12:04]

Hi Dude...

:-)

It's not a frog, isn't it? This isn't the result of any metamorphose, isn't it?

Frog or Puffin... as soon as an animal passes in front of his lens, it is transformed by the frog-dude-magician into a magnificient creature... It looks as if his magic wand enchants the animal and its environment.

Beautiful...

Thanks to the magician who hides behind the frog liking dude...

Markus

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• stevkds (1687)
• [2008-04-24 12:21]

Hi Paul,

very beautiful.I really love this pic, great photo. Very well done. tfs. Stev

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• jai_glenny (665)
• [2008-04-24 12:30]

Crikey, not the sort of pose I am used to seeing from a Puffin. What a show off that cant stop making me grin.

Jai

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• GLEM (5739)
• [2008-04-24 12:55]

hi Paul,
superbe image de cet oiseau qui est toujours agréable à admirer. Magnifique netteté et couleur somptueuse.

gl

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• SelenE (12200)
• [2008-04-24 13:22]

Hi Paul,
Your timing and the pose you captured are very nice. Good details, colors, background, POV and composition.
All the best,
Selen

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• fragman (11338)
• [2008-04-24 13:49]

great portait, TFS Ori

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• jazdzurka (800)
• [2008-04-24 13:50]

Hi Paul
Beautiful picture. I like everything in your picture. Very good composition, beautiful colours, excellent sharpness.
Thanks for sharing
Ania

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• writerscrawlz (2457)
• [2008-04-24 14:00]

This is unlike anything I've ever seen before. The stunning clarity, the outstretched wings (I have expect him to bow...), the eye and actually, the face in minute detail. This capture is magnificent and I don't have to words to adequately describe how this make me feel.

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• Janice (17468)
• [2008-04-24 14:06]

Hey Frogman - what's happened to Pizza? Eaten too much? Or spending too much time in the bush looking for the woodpecker?
But what a beauty this fellow is Paukl. I'd love to see these birds for real. They are such cute characters and quite unique.
It's a brilliant photo, TFS
Janice

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• Luis52 (10144)
• [2008-04-24 14:34]

Hola Paul.
Nice to see Your work again here Paul.
Fine details, excellent sharpness. Lovly pose too.
Saludos
Luis52.

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• aido (4046)
• [2008-04-24 15:03]

Hey Paul,
Fantastic image of this horned Puffin. There is another difference to Atlantic Puffins in the beak, the mating season beak colours are different (where this guy has the bony white colour, the Atlantic Puffins have greyish black). Great image and I imagine a fast shutter speed, I know how fast these little guys flap their wings. Great detail and exposure. I never did get to Alaska, the pesky job got in the way. I haven't given up hope though and I'm hoping for January/Feb 2009.

Good luck with your search for the woodpecker.

Cheers,
Adrian

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• angela926 (1882)
• [2008-04-24 18:32]

Hello Dude,
Amazing capture, excellent composition and good point of view, beautiful vivid colors and superb contrast, fantastic sharpness, excellent depth of field and wonderful details, nice light and great pose, he looks like he's walking a tightrope.
Angela

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• jaycee (14987)
• [2008-04-24 18:37]

Hi Paul,

I've only seen Puffins in pictures but I love them. I had no idea they were found in Alaska. This is picture perfect - fantastic pose with a wonderful look in his eye. The position of the wings is remarkable and you have frozen them perfectly. Beautiful colors and razor sharp details. Now, waiting to see your special woodpecker.

Jane

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• MartinL (1290)
• [2008-04-24 20:58]

Paul,

Something looks really out of proportion here! At first glance, one might think that this bird will have a difficulty flying :)
That's a wonderful capture of such a cute bird. I'll have to make my way up to the coast one of those days to see one for myself as they are really beautiful. Your picture shows it! Great work.

Best Regards,

Martin

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• manyee (19714)
• [2008-04-24 21:36]

Hi Paul,
So good to see you!
And what a masterpiece you bring us!
This shot is just supercalifragilistic expialidocious!
It is absolutely beautiful, and perfect in every way.
Love it.
Good luck on finding your woodpecker.
TFS. : )
ManYee

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• joey (19849)
• [2008-04-25 1:12]

Excellent capture of this Horned Puffin, Paul!
The pose of this fellow sunning his wings is brilliant!
Very sharp with excellent clarity.
Superb detail too.
Nice light.
Great work!
Good luck on photographing the Woodpecker! I look forward to some awesome shots of it :-)

Cheers,
Joe

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• pekkavalo1 (3773)
• [2008-04-25 1:17]

Hi Paul,

Puffins are among my favourites. Unfortunately have only had chance to see the North Atlantic one which is quite similar. It does not have toe nails, which find quite funny. Very good shot with good pose and composition, bright natural colours and pin sharp details.

TFS

Pekka

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• avallaunius (191)
• [2008-04-25 4:02]

wow!
beautiful pose of this cute bird
TFS

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• gannu (10776)
• [2008-04-25 4:28]

Hello Paul, WOW what a shot. you have produced a stunning picture here. Excellent Ganesh

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• PeterZ (8277)
• [2008-04-25 10:37]

Hello Paul,
What a very special photo. I've don't seen photos of a Puffin in this pose. And razor sharp in splendid colours and light. POV, composition and BG are excellent. Very beautiful!
Regards,
Peter

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• Islander_ (1395)
• [2008-04-25 15:40]

Hi Paul,

What a beautiful pose you captured! And so perfectly!

Thank you,

Eugene

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• darwin (1714)
• [2008-04-25 19:15]

Hi Paul
Stunning shot
Excellent detail
Lovely color
Crystal clear image
tfs jon

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• marhowie (34555)
• [2008-04-26 7:45]

Beautiful work Paul..What a wonderful POV and pose.
I've seen quite a few puffin posted here on TN.
This one is right up there at the very top of the heap :)
Very well done,
Howard

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• horia (12474)
• [2008-04-27 7:55]

Hi Paul and nice to hear from you again :)
I hope all is well with you.

This is a superb shot of this Pacific Horned Puffin - definitely very similar to the Atlantic one, but well presented here with those distinct vertical line towards the top of its head.
The pose you managed to get is also outstanding and the sharpness is wonderful.
The best of luck in getting a top picture of the woodpecker you're searching for and best wishes!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• claudine (9875)
• [2008-04-28 13:52]

Paul,
This is a crystal clear picture with excellent exposure. It seems that light wasn't ideal that day but every details and colors came out so well. I like this funny pose you captured. I never had the chance to see those birds in real… I always thought that they look like clowns :) Thanks,
Claudine

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• Jamesp (14380)
• [2008-04-28 23:09]

Hi Paul

An excellent shot of this Horned Puffin. Great frozen action and superb detail.

James

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• TAZ (10918)
• [2008-04-30 4:04]

Bonjour mon ami,
Beautiful close-up for this cute Puffin. I never see in real this bird but I would like ;-)
The "+++" : composition, nice subject and pose, POV, sharpness, DOF, blurred BG, good exposure even on whites, instructive complementary note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations Paul and thanks for sharing,
Christian

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• Xplorator (7612)
• [2008-05-30 1:53]

My longtime curse, I could never photograph a puffin properly, always miss for some reason. You did a beautiful job, look at that display of plumage, looks like he says: IM NOT A PENGUIN, LOOK, I CAN FLY AND I LIVE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE!