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Konador


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Challenge: Best of 2004 (Advanced Editing III*)
Collection: Animals
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II/III USM
Location: Farne Islands, UK
Date: Aug 3, 2004
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Animals, Action
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2005

 This is a panning shot of a puffin catching it's lunch in the wild. It's a rather greedy puffin, check out all those fish! I took the photo on a boat trip out to the Farne Islands. The little blighters were extremely fast and I was very lucky to get this shot.

Editing:
Lightened water at the top.
Exaggurated the blue tint of the water slightly.
Dodged the feathers.
Increased saturation on the beak.
Cropped, sharpened, border, the usual.

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 530
Avg (all users): 6.7090
Avg (commenters): 7.9048
Avg (participants): 6.6569
Avg (non-participants): 6.8875
Views since voting: 2947
Views during voting: 505
Votes: 354
Comments: 23
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 02/01/2005 04:10:42 PM
You were fortunate to get the opportunity to photograph the puffin Ben and you certainly took full advantage of it.
Great shot
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2005 11:46:58 PM
Nice catch too!
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 01/30/2005 11:59:16 PM
wow--such an amazing capture! great colors and clarity--from the fish to the water spray. really nice work. :)
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 01/26/2005 07:39:17 PM
This is one of those wow moments. Right time, right place, and a little bit of prep work. The color of the water really makes the colors of the beak stand out. Nicely cropped. I wish I had been there. :) 8
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 01/25/2005 08:05:20 PM
What a timely moment captured here.
Excellent clarity & detail, and one of the better submisions in my opinion. ((9))
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 01/23/2005 02:57:14 PM
Amazing capture....definately one to put in frame.
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 01/23/2005 02:28:16 PM
What a pig... nice catch on this one...9
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 01/21/2005 01:19:37 AM
boy, sometimes 1/250 just isn't fast enough, is it? most excellent work! good luck!
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 01/18/2005 06:58:33 PM
Beautiful. Good luck in the challenge!
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 01/18/2005 11:35:32 AM
wonderful. Makes me think where you would have to be to get this shot.
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 01/18/2005 09:42:48 AM
Wonderful puffin.
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 01/18/2005 07:11:54 AM
Wow - greedy bird! Great timing and nicely framed - 8
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 01/17/2005 11:52:52 PM
Great puffin shot!!!
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 01/17/2005 12:30:37 PM
Oh yeah, great shot Konador (I think). I'd be tempted to crop tighter, putting the puffin nearer the edge of the shot. but it's still a great capture of an elusive and shy species.
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 01/17/2005 10:39:28 AM
talk about being hungry ... great snapshot , very nice texture of the water
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 01/16/2005 08:45:44 PM
Great capture of Mr. Puffin getting dinner...
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 01/16/2005 07:32:29 PM
Very cool!
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 01/16/2005 03:50:57 PM
Fabulous capture..will be interested to find out the story behind this image.
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 01/16/2005 12:42:51 PM
Just the right amount of blur to deliver the sense of movement. The tones in the sea are beautiful.
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 01/16/2005 08:52:37 AM
Great capture, without the fish in his mouth it would have much less impact. Fortunately there is also some motion blur in the wings and the waterdrops just spatter from his feet. The sea provides a good background and it is positive that there isn't much glare and reflection on it.
These are such wonderful birds and this is a very good portrait of one of them.
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 01/16/2005 05:17:05 AM
awesome
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 01/16/2005 04:20:47 AM
Puffins are possibly the coolest birds ever. Terrific stopped motion and I love the tones of the water. The contrast between the fish and the brightly coloured beak is particularly pleasing. 10.
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 01/16/2005 12:26:45 AM
Beautiful work
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