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Puffin brings back a big booty to its chicks

Puffin brings back a big booty to its chicks
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cameraCanon EOS-1D X Mark II

settings Aperture f/5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 500/1 

upload_dateJul, 2018

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16 Comments |
grn_turtle
 
grn_turtle July 28, 2018
Great capture!
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose August 02, 2018
Outstanding!
LindieK PRO
 
LindieK November 03, 2018
Awesome! Love the way they fit the Sand-Eels left,right,left,right into their beaks. Love this shot!
DFane
 
DFane November 04, 2018
Bringing home the baco...errr fish. I love your shot, thanks!
markkrause PRO
 
markkrause November 09, 2018
An amazing shot! Congratulations!
susanplss-bryant Platinum
 
susanplss-bryant November 12, 2018
Excellent!
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catherinethompson July 18, 2019
Brilliant capture. Congratulations.
RickL PRO+
 
RickL November 06, 2019
Excellent photography
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JGHill March 19, 2021
Amazing photo! Never seen anything like it!
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janvanpoortvliet June 19, 2021
Nice capture
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Hood December 14, 2021
Amazing shot!!
kurtsnyder Ultimate
 
kurtsnyder January 07, 2022
That is an amazing image! Kurt
Slinthorne87
 
Slinthorne87 July 17, 2022
Love it! Atlantic puffins are so beautiful!
Gi_Crivellaro
 
Gi_Crivellaro November 14, 2022
What a great shot!
MRueffer PRO+
 
MRueffer November 14, 2022
Wow
craftworker PRO+
 
craftworker September 05, 2023
What?! No pizza?! Love your shot!

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken in July 2018 in Farne Islands (England). My goal was to take pictures of puffins with fish in their beak and I wanted both eyes to be in focus; it wasn't easy at all because puffins were extremely fast in order to avois being attacked by seagulls.

Time

I spent all day taking pictures of puffins, guillemots, razorbills and terns, but this photo was taken in the morning.

Lighting

The sun was pretty high in the sky but there were a few clouds that helped me to get a soft and widespread light.

Equipment

This photo was shot on a Canon 1DXII, with a Canon 500 f/4 IS II.

Inspiration

I got inspired by the great number of photos that very good photographers around the world take of puffins.

Editing

In this case processing was essential; I just cropped a little bit and opened the shades to make the eyes look better.

In my camera bag

On my photographic tours I always use two cameras, Canon 1DXII and Canon 7DII, with a super-telephoto prime lense and a zoom.

Feedback

First af all, find a place where a lot of puffins fly; then set the camera with fast shutter speeds and a fairly close aperture (I reccomend f/8). Usually I focus the eyes but in this case I focused the beak in such a way that the depth of field went up to the eyes and the fish. Finally, you have to be really patient and wait for the right time!

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