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Puffin Pose by Nick Blackburn
Sunday, 7th December 2008

Puffin Pose

by Nick Blackburn

Puffins are very photogenic and these ones are no exception. They have a natural tendency to strike a pose and their beautiful colours contrast against their often harsh environment. The Shetland Islands are a great place to see puffins, especially at Sumburgh Head in the south, where this photograph was taken.
Equipment: Canon 30D 300mm f/4L IS
Nick Blackburn
I have been interested in photography for many years, but only since recently have I started photography in a more serious way, and travelling to places with photography in mind. My main interests are in nature and landscape photography.
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Puffin Pose by Nick Blackburn was photo of the day on Sunday, 7th December 2008. It is tagged , . You can leave a comment below.

22 Comments

Mark

7th December 2008 at 1:20 am

NIce photo.

Chamika

7th December 2008 at 2:35 am

You are right about the pose and contrast. They are excellent subject matter. Good shot!

7th December 2008 at 5:25 am

Great image! Such clarity on the puffins with a perfect blend of blur in the background to contrast. Congratulations, this photo surely deserves POTD!!

7th December 2008 at 9:50 am

Lovely shot but I would have cropped in a little closer in order to get a really good look at the birds.

Su

7th December 2008 at 11:08 am

Cheeky little birds! Really sweet shot.

7th December 2008 at 3:27 pm

Perfect pose, Puffins make wonderful actors!

planet lover

7th December 2008 at 4:55 pm

Very nice photo. I absolutely love puffins! I tried to photograph them in Alsaka but they wouldn’t stand still for me :( they fly so fast!

Steph

7th December 2008 at 9:30 pm

this is beautiful! I want to see a puffin!

Katherine Lee Strassburg

8th December 2008 at 2:58 am

Wonderful shot–by not closing in on the birds, you show that they are living on a small cliff. I like shots that include habitat.

Anurag

8th December 2008 at 7:10 am

Really a beautiful shot. The textured background is great.

8th December 2008 at 8:27 am

very nice shot and the pose is just great. I like the DOF in the background how its blurred.

8th December 2008 at 10:26 am

I agree with Pauline…I would crop it too a little bit but despite my illness of cropping things out this photo is perfect one! I like the pose you got them and nice colors…
Congrats!

Sue Gagnon

8th December 2008 at 3:20 pm

PUFFINS!! Magical PUFFINS! What a GREAT shot you have here~impressive.

Age

8th December 2008 at 3:30 pm

This may be a dumb question, but where are the Shetland Islands?
Great photo by the way, I just love puffins!

Nick

8th December 2008 at 7:32 pm

The Shetland Islands are north east of mainland Scotland. Link:

Nick

9th December 2008 at 9:10 am

The Shetland Islands lie north east of mainland Scotland.

Nick

10th December 2008 at 9:54 am

The Shetland Island lie north east of mainland Scotland.

6th October 2009 at 4:54 pm

The puffins all together look cute :)

Renee

7th December 2009 at 3:36 pm

so cute made me smile! :)

Truman Sharp

9th December 2009 at 5:56 pm

They are playing follow the leader.

10th December 2009 at 9:33 pm

nice!!

Su

14th December 2009 at 8:20 am

Fantastic shot.

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