Horned Puffin- Wing spread

Posted by stevebein on Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:54 pm

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Alaska Coast near Lake Clark- Silver Salmon lodge- on a close island. I was shooting full body shots when this puffin stretched its wings preparitory to flying off. This is all that fit into the frame. Then woosh and he was gone.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:00 pm

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Don't you wish the 1.4x hadn't been on there. It's a nice shot but of course real tight. The wings don't bother me but the toes are too close to the bottom in my opinion.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:42 pm

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Hey Steve, I like the wingspread. The bird is nice and sharp. cool shot.

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by stevebein on Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:35 pm

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Thanks,
A little extra space below the feet is under the mount. I have been trying to get full frame mounts from my lab for a long time. I scanned it again and got a little extra space , but cloning alittle extra would be more even better for printing.

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by Wil Hershberger on Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:41 pm

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Wow this is great. You certainly made the best of the situation. I am certain that it happened very fast. Great shot.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:44 pm

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Steve,

Nice shot. The exposure and colors look good. I like the under-wing detail.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:35 pm

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Lovely shot, Steve. Crisp and sharp. Just a bit more room below.

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by Greg Downing on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:52 pm

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Very cute Steve. As others have mentioned a bit tight at the bottom but it still has impact.

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by T Williams on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:52 pm

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A great shot, Steve! Excellent exposure and perfect timing.

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by AlexC on Wed Oct 15, 2003 8:50 pm

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Having been so close to them in Alaska and not being able to capture them this well, I just wish this image was mine!!!!, In spite of the minor detractions already mentioned it is a wonderful Puffin no less!!! Congrats!!!

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by LHays on Thu Oct 16, 2003 3:30 am

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I'd wish for more room at the bottom as well but I'd take this one and never look back. The puffin shots that I have aren't that good and I'd be thrilled if I had just one that showed such great detail. Very nice.

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by Bill Whala on Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:22 am

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Killer shot under the circumstances. I love the detail. The tightness just adds impact to this fine image.

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by Penney Goodwin on Thu Oct 16, 2003 12:00 pm

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I never tire of puffin shots and this is certainly special. Love the detail and the perfect whites.

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by Jim Urbach on Thu Oct 16, 2003 4:59 pm

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Steve, Beautiful wing spread. darn that 1.4. That fellow Murphy is everywhere.

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by stevebein on Thu Oct 16, 2003 5:43 pm

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Jim,
YOu are right. One can never be ready for everything. Next time I should take three tripods, three 500 or 600mm lenses, set us different situations, aim at the same bird, and keep three remotes ready. Can you imagine how much film plus digital space I can burn with a setup like that? all kidding aside. I frequently do a similar thing, but with 35mm(film or digital) 4x5 plus a med format rotating panoramic. It keeps me hopping. Sometimes it even works.
For air travel, impossible in our current situation.

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