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Posted by nickhanson on Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:52 am

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1DII, 500mm + 1.4x. f/10 @ 1/1000, ISO 250. G1325/ASB1.

I recently posted this on the European chapter, and hope it's OK me posting it here also.

I recently had the great fortune of staying on the Isle of May (Scotland) for a week, photographing puffins among other species.

I noticed this puffin on the lovely lichen covered wall, which was complimented by the colours in the background.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:21 am
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This is such a beautiful image. Love the lichen rock and BG. The bird, pose and fish are stunning.
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by dash on Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:23 am
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Lovely!
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by PF on Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:40 am
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Just beautiful!
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by Rocky Sharwell on Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:01 pm
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Killer background......and bird. The whites look a bit hot on my monitor at work but I don't care!
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:54 pm
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Nick,

This is an excellent shot. You have a great pose and the colors in the rock and the background are beautiful.
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by Chris Davidson on Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:08 pm
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Nice image, Nick!
The lichen covered rocks add, as does the bill full of fish
and pose. Whites do look a bit hot here as well!
 

by joseph motto on Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:34 pm
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Absolutely great. How do we get there? They don't get any better than this, Nick.
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by Vince Thomas on Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:51 pm
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Absolutely gorgeous Nick!
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:57 pm
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by nickhanson on Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:04 pm
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Thanks for the comments folks.

Joseph,

Not sure if you were being serious, asking how you get to the Isle of Sky, but for those who are interested:

From Edinburgh you go north over the Forth Road Bridge and catch a boat from a wee town called Anstruther. They do day trips every day apart from Tuesdays (weather permitting), but landing is only for about 2 hours.

To stay on the island you need to contact Scottish Natural Heritage, and you also need to obtain a licence for photography as the birds are nesting.

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by Brandon Pittam on Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:16 pm
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by Hillebrand Breuker on Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:33 pm
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Wow, this is great. I have never seen a Puffin for real, but are planning a trip to Scotland next year. One of the goals is photographing these beauties! What´s the best time and place to go?
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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:13 pm
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Killer image, Nick. Did you try to count how many fishies?
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by Brian E. Small on Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:14 pm
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What Murphy said................
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Gorgeous colors throughout, and a bill full of snacks, Nick!!!!!!!!

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by nickhanson on Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:17 pm
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Hillebrand,

The best time for puffins in the UK is between June and July. There are many places, here are a few:

Of course here (Isle of May), Bass Rock which is also near Edinburgh which I believe you don't always need a 500mm lens as there are so many in a small space. Bass is also a very good place for gannets. You just need to type in "Puffins Scotland" into a search engine and it comes up with plenty of places around Scotland.

The Farne Isles off the North East coast of England is also supposed to be very good, as is Skomer which is off the South West coast of Wales.

Hope this helps.

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by Georgina Salup on Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:28 pm
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Absolutely gorgeous. Everything in this image is "perfect".
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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:53 pm
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Such a great image! Just a touch oversharpened.
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Great shot!!! :shock:
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