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Puffin with food.


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   Puffin with food.
Puffin with food.
This Puffin returns to Staple Island, one of the Islands that make up the Farne Islands, with a bill full of sand eels to feed it's chick which is waiting patiently underground where it is safe from preditors. They have to run the gauntlet of many hungry Gulls laying in wait, ready to ambush them in an attempt to steal their hard earned catch. The Puffins respond by doing a controled crash landing right into their burrows which is highly entertaining to watch.

1/600th sec @ f/6.3, ISO 200. Canon 20D, 100-400L IS.

Mark Oxley

 
 
 

Chris Ebben
 

Great action shot & narrative. You are so lucky to have been in the position to take this wonderful picture. Good one =^..^=


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July 19, 2007

 

Donald K. Cherry
  Wow, what a cool capture, Mark! Love the detail and comp along with your description.


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July 19, 2007

 

Paul G Slate
  I really like the lighting! nice work Mark!! this turned out great! it's A winner!! Great POV!great DOF! I have never seen a photo of a puffin in flight! great capture!!


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July 19, 2007

 

Jennifer L. Alder
  SUPERB!!


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July 19, 2007

 

Autum Rhoades
  Mark, this is brilliant! Your clarity is absolutely stunning! WOW!!!


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July 19, 2007

 

Peggy J. Maguire
  Mark, Love the detail,wonderful picture.


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July 19, 2007

 

Erin Appelbaum
  Awesome capture, Mark. It's hard to capture these guys sitting still. Nice work. Peter


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July 19, 2007

 

Murry Grigsby
  Great catch and narrative Mark! Love your image design, light, colors, DOF and of course the frozen action!!


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July 19, 2007

 

Joan Kocak
  AMAZING!


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July 19, 2007

 

anonymous
  AWESOME capture Mark!


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July 19, 2007

 

Kathleen Brennan
  Wow, talk about a great wildlife shot! Wonderful capture!


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July 19, 2007

 

Revonda L. Gentry
  Wow!! Excellent!!


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July 23, 2007

 

Mark Oxley
  Thanks very much folks, I really appreciate all your kind comments.


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July 23, 2007

 

Cary Rogers
  Outstanding captue, Mark! Excellent timing, framing against the sky, and subject detail. It looks like this poor fellow has a hole in one of his webbed feet!


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July 23, 2007

 

Toni Riggs
  Great capture, both for you and the Puffin! Great work!


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July 24, 2007

 
newjerseyphotos.net - Deborah C. Lewinson

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  Congratulations on this marvelous finalist, Mark!
-Debby


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August 27, 2007

 

anonymous
  Congratulations Mark on your awesome finalist! B-


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August 27, 2007

 

Erin Appelbaum
  Absolutely awesome image. Well deserved finalist. Peter


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August 27, 2007

 

Jennifer L. Alder
  CONGRATS on this WINNING image!! :)


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August 29, 2007

 
- Kay E. Mahoney

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  Congratulations on your awesome second place winner.


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August 29, 2007

 
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  Mark, great capture and timing; big congratulations on your Second Place Win!


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August 29, 2007

 
- Cora Miller

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  What a shot! Congratulations on your win.


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August 29, 2007

 
- Su Sana E. P

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  Congratulations on this Awesome Winner, Mark!!


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August 29, 2007

 

Donna J. Eaton
  A wonderful image. It looks like you were waiting with the chicks for dinner! Congratulations on an outstanding win!


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August 30, 2007

 

Murry Grigsby
  Congrats on your FUN image and win Mark!!


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August 30, 2007

 

Mick Burkey
  Fantastic capture, Mark!! Congratulations on thiw winning image.


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August 30, 2007

 
newjerseyphotos.net - Deborah C. Lewinson

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  Hearty congrats on your terrific win, Mark!!!
-Debby


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August 31, 2007

 
- Guy D. Biechele

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  Superb. Congratulations on your win, Mark.


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September 01, 2007

 

Mark Oxley
  Thank you very much everyone. I'm very pleased to have been awarded this very prestigious second place win, especially when there were so many fantastic images entered.


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September 02, 2007

 

Kate Jackson
  Congratulations Mark - what a stunning image especially as puffins are so small and they do not look so small in photos. Thanks for the wonderful description too!


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September 03, 2007

 

virafoto -
  Unbelievable...
I am thinking how it can a photographer to get picture like this.
Besides competence and good equipment...
I imagine that also needs to fly... Like bird!
Spectacular. Absolutely original... And with unquestionable quality.
A picture that increases any site.
Congratulations! My Favorite picture, from now on...

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September 05, 2007

 

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  hi, super.


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September 06, 2007

 
- Lisa J. Boulden

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  What a hoot of a capture!!!

Congratulations on this wonderful winner, Mark!
--Lisa


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September 17, 2007

 

Victoria Gonzalez
  great catch ! And thank you for the description it adds so much to the photo. Congratulations !


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September 19, 2007

 

Colleen Farrell
  Just saw this on the BP home page ... wonderful capture and great description. Congratulations on your win!


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November 05, 2007

 

Christopher B. Smyth
  Fantastic shot, and funny too


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June 22, 2008

 

A P
  All of your in flight captures are awesome. Both bird and plane. This one just blows me out of the water. Congrats on a well deserved WIN here Mark!


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November 26, 2008

 
- Ann Coates

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  Wow, this is absolutely awesome. Fantastic image and congratulations on your well deserved win.


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