Photographing Puffins Along Maine’s Coastline—Course Preview
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How do you capture an Atlantic puffin on a bright, sunny day? With ISO 1600 and an f-stop of 16, of course. Expert photographer Doug Garner teaches you how to get great photographs of these adorable birds in their natural habitat.
In this wildlife photography course, you’ll learn about a filter that can change the way your camera sees the landscape, and you’ll take a boat out to a remote island to photograph Atlantic puffins in their nesting habitat. Expert photographer Doug Gardner shows how to adjust for a landscape with complex contrasts and a bright sky. Afterward, you will meet the lighthouse keeper on Machias Seal Island, who guides you to a special observation area to spend some time capturing images of puffins and petrels. Doug gives a great lesson on composing your subject with other elements and he explains how to make sure the elements in your picture belong there.
MORE IN THIS COURSE:
- Photographing Puffins Along Maine’s Coastline—Course Preview
- Using a Graduated Neutral-Density Filter for Landscapes
- Background on Atlantic Puffins
- Considerations When Photographing Puffins
- Wildlife Photography Techniques for Better Composition
It's no secret that Maine's rocky coastline is among the most beautiful on earth. But among these craggy cliff walls that tower high above the Atlantic Ocean, you will find one of the coolest little sea birds I've ever had the privilege of photographing. I'm primarily using a 500 millimeter lens, but you don't need that at all here. I mean it does open other possibilities at longer ranges. However, the birds are so close, you can get great photographs with short to mid range zoom lenses.
This week we're gonna head out to Machias Seal Island to photograph the Atlantic puffin in it's natural nesting habitat. Oh, we got some great interaction right here between these two puffins. I'm your host, Doug Gardner, and your wild photo adventure starts now.
Good to see a tanlet at work. I can't match that.