You Shall Have a Fishy
Taken on Inner Farne Island, Northumberland.
Taken on Inner Farne Island, Northumberland.
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alexjevon
September 08, 2015
Love the composition of this with the cloud behind. Looks like he's been shot out of a cannon!
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Location
This photograph was taken on Inner Farne, one of the Farne Islands just off the beautiful Northumberland Coast. Inner Farne is managed by the National Trust and is only reachable by boat, but is well worth the effort as the opportunity to get close up to so many of the island's inhabitants is truly extraordinary. My favourites are the puffins and they come to Inner Farne for about six weeks from the beginning of July to nest before heading out to sea with their young.Time
The boat landed at Inner Farne mid-afternoon. This shot was taken at approximately 3pm just as the sea mist was starting to clear.Lighting
The lighting was all natural sunlightEquipment
I used my Olympus OMD EM-1 with an M.Zuiko digital ED 12-40mm 1:2.8 pro lens. No tripod and no flash. I am a convert to the micro 4/3 system, as I found that I am more likely to have my camera with me in it's neat little bag, than when I was lugging my old Olympus E3 around. I can use my old lenses with it too after investing in a lens mount converter.Inspiration
Well, I just love natural history and macro photography. I had taken a trip to Inner Farne the previous year and was completely blown away by the wildlife there - terns, puffins and cormorants to name a few. I had managed to get some good close-up shots of puffins nesting last year, but no sharp shots of the birds in flight, so my challenge this year was to capture a puffin in flight. I wandered around the Island observing the puffins and interestingly a lot of them seemed to have a similar flight path. So..I positioned myself underneath them, lying on the grass with my camera steady against me. I took many consecutive shots with a relatively fast shutter speed. I was extremely happy to capture this lovely little guy on his way back to his young with a satisfied look on his face and beak full of fish! The puffins were truly amazing, and I feel so blessed to have seen them so close up..and to have captured this cute image.Editing
I cropped this shot..and that is all.In my camera bag
I have my compact and light Olympus OMD E-1, my 12-40mm 1:2.8 lens and a 60mm 1:2.8 macro lens. (I'm saving up for a decent zoom.) I always carry a couple of spare batteries, I've learned the hard way that they are an essential piece of kit! I have a lens cleaning cloth, my dinky Olympus flash and usually my mobile phone. I can operate the shutter with this via bluetooth thanks to the Olympus app. It works pretty well! I try to keep equipment to a minimum, but if I'm heading out for an early morning sunrise shot I will take a tripod too.Feedback
Well, I think patience is the key here. Last year I was standing up waving my camera all over the place trying to follow the puffins. This year I found a good spot to wait and got lucky. Some photographers have commented that my little puffin looks like he's jet-powered due to the composition of the clouds. Pure luck! But it adds to the overall effect I think. :-)
