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A Few Puffins

pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,696 moderator
edited September 24, 2015 in Wildlife
A few images shot while in Iceland recently for a Muench Workshop in August

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We always manage to get a rainbow with our puffin shots too :wink
Yes, the rainbow is real, not artificial.

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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2015
    Too bad you didn't catch a mermaid to go along with Puffins, Golden Light and Rainbow!:D
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,696 moderator
    edited August 30, 2015
    I'm working on it.....
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    David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,182 moderator
    edited August 30, 2015
    Yowzers, Jim! You've out-done yourself with these. Your Puffins coming with their own rainbows and perfect low light raises the bar for absolutely everyone else.

    Yikes! I just found that gull/cliff/rainbow shot in your gallery. I. Am. Speechless.
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,696 moderator
    edited August 30, 2015
    The funny thing is I realized I now have rainbow shots with puffins, with highland cattle, and with whales, and with a few wildebeests. Who would have ever thought that likely?

    Is this the frame you were mentioning David?

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    Or maybe this one of one of our fearless leaders??

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    CavalierCavalier Registered Users Posts: 3,033 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2015
    I love Puffins.............and you've put them into a new light. Puffin with Rainbow = Perfection.
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    David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,182 moderator
    edited August 31, 2015
    Yes, that cliff shot. Has Dave V. seen these Puffins yet? He'd be going wild over the whole bunch. Nobody likes Puffins more than Dave V. deal.gif

    On our workshop this June, Andy was in "The Pose" most of the trip. If Google had all those "Pose" shots, they would quickly become a meme. See "planking" ref. to "meme."
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    CatOneCatOne Registered Users Posts: 957 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2015
    These are bird shots I can appreciate :-)
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    ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2015
    Of the first three they are all great...composition, color etc. but #1 and 3 are special! clap.gif
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    Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2015
    Very nice series of images, with nice details and control on the whites. I like them all but what is neat is the one with the rainbow.
    Regards - Dennis

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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,696 moderator
    edited September 4, 2015
    I liked the rainbow at the time, but was frustrated because I really wanted to be about 10 feet further to the right - but that was 10 feet out past the open cliff face and wasn't possible without a drone

    I'm glad folks liked the rainbows, they always make me feel good too
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    SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2015
    #3 is National Geographic cover good.

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    kscooperkscooper Registered Users Posts: 387 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2015
    That puffin / rainbow shot qualifies as one of the finest birding photos that I've seen.
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    PacificklausPacificklaus Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2015
    Especially the rainbow one is amazing.
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    DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2015
    Wow
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    Brett1000Brett1000 Registered Users Posts: 819 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2015
    nice puffin shots!
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