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Puffin Portrait

Puffin Portrait

Taken on a trip to the Farne Islands off the NE coast of England. They're used to humans, so seemed quite happy to pose as they saw fit, rather than accepting m...
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Taken on a trip to the Farne Islands off the NE coast of England. They're used to humans, so seemed quite happy to pose as they saw fit, rather than accepting my instructions.
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DSLR-A380

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 250 Shutter 1/1600

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upload_date

Jul, 2014

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230

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Awards

Winner in Puffins Photo Challenge

Superb Composition

+4

Top Choice

+3

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

Peer Award

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Top 20 rank

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