Puffin Flight Sequence

A couple of weeks ago we visited the beautiful State of Maine and I was privileged to take a Puffin/Whale Tour out of Bar Harbor. We went out to Petit Manan Island to see the Puffins and although the seas were relatively calm, it was still a challenge to hold the 100-400 for the shot.

Hey, that boat is getting kind of close ...

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3/4 are awseome

Excellent light and action in these images and great contrasts between bird and that beautiful looking water. Very nice!!

Nice shots Carl. I managed to get a similar type shot of a Puffin taking off in the water and turned it into a pano. Will post later.

Sweet!

Great shots of this beautiful bird!

Really nice shots Carl!! Puffins are a lot of fun to watch!!

Beautiful shots!!

I just read an article about how Puffins were nearly extint in Maine years ago, and one person (forget his name..sorry) took it upon himself to re-introduce them. Now, dozens of years later, the Puffin population is alive and well.

I hope I didn't mess that story up too bad.

Nonetheless, thank you for sharing. Great pictures of a unique and beautiful bird.

nice puffin pics!

canondslruser wrote in post #3823919
Nice shots Carl. I managed to get a similar type shot of a Puffin taking off in the water and turned it into a pano. Will post later.

yeah please - would be cool to see that shot too

Great sequence and a cracking set of images

Thanks Box Brownie, muscleflex, MikeI, Zepp78, downywp, MicheleRF, canondslruser, Gary and kawwauser for all the positive comments!

Hey Carl, you took these from a boat? Very nice series.

Hi Mitch, yes, we were on the Puffin/Whale Watch Tour out of Bar Harbor. I got a spot up on the bow and got some nice opportunities for Puffins, Greater Shearwaters, Black Guillemots, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Pomarine Jaegers and Northern Gannets (in addition to the Humpback, Finback and Minke whales!). I have a few other shots I could clean up, the Gannet is probably the next best, but the others are so-so in my opinion due to the difficulty holding the camera steady as we traveled around the Gulf of Maine.

I understand about the difficulty. A good part of my life has been aboard ships or boats, from Navy cruisers to small sail boats. I can't imagine shooting with good results from anything shorter than a couple hundred feet long and then in calm water. Pogo-ing along in a 50 footer has got to be hard.

Very nice Carl.