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cameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 200/1 

upload_dateNov, 2015

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14 Comments |
njkerosky Ultimate
 
njkerosky November 04, 2015
Sweet!!! Great detail and focus!
mariameloalmeida
 
mariameloalmeida November 04, 2015
Great photo! Nicely captured.
SherranAndersen
 
SherranAndersen November 08, 2015
Great clarity!
JoanLoBo
 
JoanLoBo January 16, 2016
Great moment in time caught and super sharp too. great work.
OverTheMoon Platinum
 
OverTheMoon January 23, 2016
Awesome shot! I've never seen an image of a puffin in flight, I frankly didn't know they could! LOL ;-)
sandramurphy_0751
 
sandramurphy_0751 January 25, 2016
Wow! Really great shot
pinkcamera
 
pinkcamera January 28, 2016
Brilliant lol, no I didn't know puffins could fly and I thought it was a penguin anyway!!!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots February 05, 2016
Awesome capture! Congrats.
reinhardtenzler
 
reinhardtenzler February 19, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
reinhardtenzler
 
reinhardtenzler February 19, 2016
Great shot
birgitpruess
 
birgitpruess February 20, 2016
Is that a puffin? I hope to see them in Nova Scotia this Summer.
dalepreston
dalepreston August 25, 2017
Yes
MAGGIE12
 
MAGGIE12 February 22, 2016
AWESOME SHOT... MY FAVORITE BIRD... ;)
julie_cavell
 
julie_cavell June 26, 2016
Love this image they are so comical
RachelOinAK
 
RachelOinAK August 31, 2020
Good job! These things are so fast!!

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Behind The Lens

Location

Machias Seal Island

Time

This image was taken at 8.30am

Lighting

Sun was in a good location at my back

Equipment

Canon 7D MarkII with a a 100-400

Inspiration

Liked the fishing vessel being in the background and the puffin being in the right location ,timing was perfect

Editing

No processing on this image

In my camera bag

Sony A9 and Sony A7RIII,Sony 100-400,Sony 16-35 f2.8, Sony 70-200 f2.8 Sony 24-70 f2.8

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Be patient when photographing and take time to observe whats around you

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