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22 Comments | Report
carolt55
 
carolt55 August 24, 2016
What an amazing capture, welcome to Viewbug!
AntonioRdz
 
AntonioRdz August 29, 2016
Perfect timing, congratulations!
JeanneMcDowell
 
JeanneMcDowell August 29, 2016
Well done!
CURUTCHET
 
CURUTCHET August 29, 2016
beautiful
deti
 
deti August 30, 2016
amazing
Jseder
 
Jseder August 30, 2016
amazing capture :)
MaryMarie
 
MaryMarie August 31, 2016
Beautiful Capture~ A Masterpiece~
TheoShilton
 
TheoShilton September 19, 2016
Great composition and subject :)
ferrara
 
ferrara September 29, 2016
very nice capture
CarlyAgo
 
CarlyAgo October 20, 2016
Stunning picture
CarlyAgo
 
CarlyAgo October 20, 2016
Stunning picture
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson October 21, 2016
Stunning. What a great capture. Congratulations.
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson October 21, 2016
Stunning. What a great capture. Congratulations.
frenchiepooh
 
frenchiepooh October 24, 2016
Stunning wow
Caustin17
 
Caustin17 January 17, 2017
Beautiful!
Vanismile
 
Vanismile January 18, 2017
Lovely colors and capture;)
cam_obscura_
 
cam_obscura_ February 01, 2017
wow!
leeanne_6709
 
leeanne_6709 May 06, 2017
Great shot especially with the little puffin in flight
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose July 10, 2018
Great shot, excellent composition!
jenniferroarkmccants
 
jenniferroarkmccants February 04, 2019
What a great capture! Love it!
jenniferroarkmccants
 
jenniferroarkmccants February 04, 2019
What a great capture! Love it!
MattRussellPhotography
 
MattRussellPhotography June 12, 2020
Great capture! I freakin love puffins :)
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in Látrabjarg, the most Western point of Europe in Iceland, on top a very steep cliff.

Time

It was almost 23 hr when i took this photo of the Puffin. Summer days in Iceland are very long and i waited until sunset to capture a nice soft light of the sun going under. This way you avoid hard light and shadows

Lighting

I took a couple of hours to observe the puffins. They fly so fast and come form underfeed the see up to the cliff. This means you need to know at which place they will jump up and land.

Equipment

a use a nikon D700 camera with a 200-500mm nikon f5.6 lens while lying on the ground , nicely camouflaged not to scare the birds.

Inspiration

Photo's of puffins are random but it's take some effort to catch them while landing. Here i was lucky to catch 2 of them within the same depth of field. The diagonal line of the cliffs and birds are for me an extra element in the photo.

Editing

I always shoot in raw and do my processing in lightroom to add some contrast.

In my camera bag

mostly too much ... and too heavy (form 8mm to 500mm)

Feedback

take time , stay still, observe and stay focused with your finger on the trigger

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