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    Puffin with Sand Eels

    I took a drive to a place called the Bullers of Buchan on the NE coastline of Scotland where there were reports of Puffins being present.
    I decided to experiment with my work's camera (400D) to see the effect my 300 f4 + 1.4 extender would have on a cropped sensor.
    I was just about to pack up when this Puffin appeared with a beak full of Sand Eels.

    Conclusion of experiment - as I can't afford a longer lens, perhaps going back to a crop sensor camera is the answer for wildlife photography


    Puffin 1 by mike.stephen99, on Flickr
    www.mstphoto.zenfolio.com

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/27554645@N05/
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    Re: Puffin with Sand Eels

    Mike,

    A bit surprised you have had no comments, it's a nice catch in difficult circumstances by the look of it, a shame you couldn't get lower and look up at what looks like a lovely bird with a great expression and colour.

    I think I would have been tempted to crop some off the Right hand side and perhaps go more portrait, overall though better than any of my bird shots

    Regards Paul

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      Re: Puffin with Sand Eels

      There are a lot on this forum using the 300f4 +1.4 with a 7D - perhaps that is te way to go - unless you want to go the 1D3 route?

      Very nice picture
      ef-r

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        #4
        Re: Puffin with Sand Eels

        Thanks Guys.
        I had kinda given up on this one although I didn't think it was that bad

        Paul
        I did take a few in portrait format but I wanted to show the Puffin at its clifftop location, ie at it's burrow.
        Perhaps a wee bit off the RHS as you quite rightly say would help.

        Brian
        The 1D3 is my camera of choice when shooting wildlife. I was amazed at the difference between the 1.3 & 1.6 crop sensors.
        I was/am tempted by the 7D but then my 1D3 would probably be redundant.
        With the 18Mp sensor and the subject filling more of the sensor I could probably crop more than I can with the 1D3.
        7D's seem to be like hen's teeth at the moment - a lot of dealers have them on back order.

        Thanks again for commenting - I don't feel like Billy Nomates now

        Mike
        www.mstphoto.zenfolio.com

        http://www.flickr.com/photos/27554645@N05/

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          #5
          Re: Puffin with Sand Eels

          Sometimes, for whatever reason, it can take a while for a thread to take off. That doesn't mean that nobody loves you.

          Good puffin shot and it still amazes me that they can hold so many sand eals, even though I know they have a cantilever jaw.

          Colin
          Colin

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