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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to ??? [2010-01-05 02:57:24 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much, there are a lot of amazing bird shots there and I'm honoured to be with them

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Mogrianne In reply to ??? [2009-12-28 13:28:28 +0000 UTC]

Nice catch Love the fish hanging out of it's mouth.
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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Mogrianne [2010-01-05 02:43:12 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Mogrianne In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2010-01-05 12:41:01 +0000 UTC]

you are welcome
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SilverVulpine In reply to ??? [2009-12-27 03:29:48 +0000 UTC]

Yikes. That's a really standout piece!

I really love Puffins. They're such vibrant birds. Plus they're powerful flyers and swimmers to boot!

You really to have quite a hand for photography.
Keep up the wonderful work!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to SilverVulpine [2009-12-27 03:49:50 +0000 UTC]

thank you, its one of my most popular shots on DA ^-^ I lvoe puffins too, you cannot go wrong with taking pictures of them either. I always love watching the males 'fight', which in puffins means fencing lightly with their beaks!

This year I'm living an hour away from a puffin colony in scotland, so come summer time I'm definatly goign to be out there, trying to get more good shots of them

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SilverVulpine In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-28 02:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Well with good reason. It's really beautiful.

I've never observed them in the wild. They must be a treat to behold.

Ah. You're living in Scotland? I'm kinda jealous.
I fell in love with the country a bit when I visited years ago.
It's such a picturesque place.

I hope you have the best of luck when you do travel out to take snapshots of the puffins!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to SilverVulpine [2009-12-28 02:38:47 +0000 UTC]

mmm scotland is a special place. I only just moved there this year, and I really like it. Not just the place, the people there are ace ^-^

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SilverVulpine In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-28 03:03:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm really happy you're digging the place.
I know I would.
It left quite an impression on me.
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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to SilverVulpine [2009-12-28 03:10:33 +0000 UTC]

hehe that definatly is scotland! I recognise all the clouds ^-^

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SilverVulpine In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-29 04:54:15 +0000 UTC]

No question!

And those are some pretty distinct clouds.

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to sebastopolgoose [2009-12-27 02:18:25 +0000 UTC]

I used a Nikon D200 with a very big lens the friend I was shooting with that day lent my for the shot, was at least capable of 500mm focal length but I can't remeber the exact spec. of the lens I'm afraid!

I normally shoot with a 70-200mm F2.8 with a teleconverter to double the range but this puffin was too far away for my lens!

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sebastopolgoose In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-27 03:36:31 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm... shame... sounds like a very big lens indeed! Are they wild or captive?

Nice equipment! If I were ever to be a Nikon user, the 70-200 would be near the top of my purchase list

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to sebastopolgoose [2009-12-27 03:48:05 +0000 UTC]

They are wild birds, this was taken on one of their breeding colonies on an island off the coast of the UK. I don't think that there are any puffins in zoos anywhere, but I could be wrong.

And thanks! I love my camera and lens, beside it being very good equipment we've been through a lot together and it's not packed in just yet!

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sebastopolgoose In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-27 03:56:31 +0000 UTC]

Cool! I love puffins, although I've never seen any real ones yet. I wonder if there are any in zoos...

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to sebastopolgoose [2009-12-27 04:00:21 +0000 UTC]

hmmm a quick google search reveals that St louis zoo has tuffted and horned puffins... and the central park zoo has tufted ones as well but no where appears to have atlantic puffins like the ones in this shot... how strange.

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sebastopolgoose In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-27 05:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Most curious. All the more incentive to see them in the wild!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to meihua [2009-12-26 22:54:11 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Aconitum-Napellus [2009-12-26 22:28:29 +0000 UTC]

wow thank you!

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Aconitum-Napellus In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-26 23:28:56 +0000 UTC]

Welcome I so want to see puffins in the flesh! And I live so close to where they live! Must go one day!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Aconitum-Napellus [2009-12-26 23:55:01 +0000 UTC]

if you live close to one, then it is a great experience to go see a puffin colony, plus there are lots of other bird specices there too to look at/photograph!

I also live near one, on the isle of may in scotland, and I'll definatly be out there come summer time ^-^

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Aconitum-Napellus In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-27 00:06:59 +0000 UTC]

I live about an hour away from Anglesey - Puffin Island and all that. We need to pull our fingers out, get babysitters, and go puffin hunting, I think

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Aconitum-Napellus [2009-12-27 00:11:28 +0000 UTC]

sounds good to me! That must mean you are fairly near cardigan bay too? I would love to go there one day to photograph the dolphins ^-^

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Aconitum-Napellus In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-27 00:43:55 +0000 UTC]

I suppose we're a couple of hours or more from the north of Cardigan Bay (road links are AWFUL between North and South Wales) - I've been down as far as Barmouth (years ago) - and we saw whales out at sea. But I haven't visited there since I was about ten!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Aconitum-Napellus [2009-12-27 00:58:14 +0000 UTC]

having travelled around the backroads of scotland, I think I can imagine what you mean by awful road links Its a shame, but you defo should get out to see the puffins if you can, they are great little animals ^-^

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Aconitum-Napellus In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-27 01:00:29 +0000 UTC]

I'll make it my new year's resolution

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Svision In reply to ??? [2009-12-24 13:13:58 +0000 UTC]

I have featured your great photograph in my journal . I hope you like it!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Svision [2009-12-24 14:41:34 +0000 UTC]

wow thank you so much! There are some lovely shots in there ^-^

and congrats on getting published! the book looks beautiful, you must be so happy

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Svision In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-24 15:06:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm incredibly happy . You are very welcome!!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Svision [2009-12-24 15:21:08 +0000 UTC]

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to LaneyK09 [2009-12-22 20:03:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to butterfly-x3 [2009-12-18 11:21:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you! I never get tired of puffins, they are so adorable

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butterfly-x3 In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-18 11:37:10 +0000 UTC]

I like them a lot

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Ilharess In reply to ??? [2009-12-17 17:36:38 +0000 UTC]

very nice... we were discussion about the birdie on today's seminar on IUCN red listing wish i've seen them live when i was far up north, but i did see loads of other birdies - no photo opportunities though.

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Ilharess [2009-12-18 11:25:05 +0000 UTC]

ah thats too bad... there are some great birds up in the north of the uk. I am lucky enough to currently live only an hour away from a really big puffin colony (Isle of May, Scotland) so come summer time I will head out there to see all the breeding sea birds. Mebbe you will get another chance in the future? I hope so

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Ilharess In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-18 17:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Isle of Man is one of my MUST visit places, island of magic and i do hope to get an opportunity to make more bird photos, although it's a tough one i know

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Ilharess [2009-12-18 18:24:13 +0000 UTC]

getting out there can be tricky sometimes, but its always worth it! I love the islands around the UK so much, is a good job considering the amount of time I spend on them!

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Ilharess In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-18 18:27:47 +0000 UTC]

i love UK, although i've been there only once last year... visiting Orkneys (Hoy mostly). but if all goes well, i'll be in scotland 2 weeks next summer, for a congress and field trip

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Ilharess [2009-12-18 18:54:07 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic! Scotland in summer is a great thing, I'm lucky enough to live there most of the year (moved up last september). I haven't been to the orkneys yet but have heard nothing but ace stories from there I hope that you have a great time when you get there.

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SammanthaAus In reply to ??? [2009-12-17 17:13:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesome shot! I've always wanted to see a puffin. I only get to see them in pictures. I love how he has the fish in his mouth. Awesome detail!!! ^^

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to SammanthaAus [2009-12-18 11:26:50 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much I really wanted to get a classic 'beakful of fish' shot but it took me all day to finally get one I was happy with! Normally when they have got fish they fly straight into their burrows to give them to their young so they don't get attacked and robbed by seagulls that hang around the colony. I hope that you will get to see them someday, they are a beautiful sight.

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SammanthaAus In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-18 22:07:14 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!
That sounds awesome. I would love to see them one day. I went to Nova Scotia for a day and they an island called Puffin Island, I was really excited to see them, but unfortunately it was so foggy out I couldn't see anything. But I did see a little island called Seagull Island and it was packed big time.
I'm gonna catch them one day with my camera.

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to SammanthaAus [2009-12-19 11:55:40 +0000 UTC]

sounds good! I would LOVE to go to nova scotia, so much incredible wildlife there... **sigh** one day mebbe, when I have money!

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SammanthaAus In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2009-12-19 18:39:59 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'll go there again one day. My room mate's family dragged me along so I didn't have to pay I really enjoyed it for the day, I want to go back for a week one day.

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