Monday 20th June 2022. I took a boat trip from Anstruther, Fife, to The Isle of May in the Firth of Forth with two friends.
Plan was to photograph Puffins and other seabirds. You have to book it weeks in advance as it a very popular trip.
It was a super day. Photographing Puffins in flight is very difficult. They are very small and fly very fast. Darting to avoid the gulls. Many have Sandeels in their beaks and taking them back to young in their burrows.
I used my Canon 1dx MkII Camera with the Canon EF 400mm f2.8L IS III USM Lens attached with a Canon 1.4 Mk III extender (Convertor) on camera. That took the focal length to 560mm. Monopod to keep lens and camera steady.
Out of many attempts to photograph the Puffins in flight, I saved 14 images. Some are sharper than others. Took a while to get my eye in and a method of photographing the very fast Puffins in flight.
I have another album with Puffins on the ground. Over 50 images on that page.
I also captured a few images of Sea Birds on cliffs and nesting. |
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