tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post3184015442947226028..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: PUFFIN HELL. (01/07/14)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-79404343948043071552014-08-06T22:32:13.098+01:002014-08-06T22:32:13.098+01:00Jay, I have got used to single track roads. It is ...Jay, I have got used to single track roads. It is worse in summer as there is more traffic but they are still deserted compared with roads further south.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-11488100883991979572014-08-06T21:51:47.994+01:002014-08-06T21:51:47.994+01:00Some awesome landscapes with Ben Hope and the Beac...Some awesome landscapes with Ben Hope and the Beach scene that stick in my mind.<br />I realise that you might have had a great drive to get there but the concentration for that amount of time on 50 /50 single track roads is incredible.J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-58710929646820641432014-07-11T14:19:20.953+01:002014-07-11T14:19:20.953+01:00Yes Graham. I'm not into fudge tin or chocolat...Yes Graham. I'm not into fudge tin or chocolate box images. I do quite like it as I suspect it will sell. Right place, right time shot.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-44096149011156779242014-07-11T14:15:19.357+01:002014-07-11T14:15:19.357+01:00Folk that have been honked on couldn't disagre...Folk that have been honked on couldn't disagree. Lovely birds but they do have vvile habits.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-61254584156975257802014-07-11T14:02:39.736+01:002014-07-11T14:02:39.736+01:00A real crop of goodies today Adrian. I particular...A real crop of goodies today Adrian. I particularly like Ben Hope but I expect it's your least favourite because of the light. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-1859952844249621162014-07-11T13:46:15.171+01:002014-07-11T13:46:15.171+01:00Semi-digested fish, guts and all! You see. Even ...Semi-digested fish, guts and all! You see. Even I know. You didn't need to call on a god.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-69623804881903885752014-07-02T18:27:31.501+01:002014-07-02T18:27:31.501+01:00Douglas, you cannot get rid of the stink. Put your...Douglas, you cannot get rid of the stink. Put your jacket in the washing machine and all your clothes smell of rotting fish. I worked on a trawler for six months and never had this problem. I had a niece who could do it as a baby but it washed out. God only knows what is in their guts to make it so repulsive.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-34259885875601234662014-07-02T18:17:25.305+01:002014-07-02T18:17:25.305+01:00Carol, they are salmon farms. They don't do Oy...Carol, they are salmon farms. They don't do Oysters here but they do Mussels They grow them on long ropes from single buoys. Oysters live in shitty mud and fine gravel. I enjoy eating them as long as they a raw and just have a squeeze of lemon juice. I don't really like salmon but again if it is cut thinly about 1/4" and marinaded in lemon juice for an hour or so it goes well with a few mixed leaves and a soft poached egg. Wild Salmon is expensive so try Sea trout. It is cheaper and tastes just the same. It does to a twenty a day smoker.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-60758118347691201442014-07-02T18:08:12.378+01:002014-07-02T18:08:12.378+01:00Gillian, it's just the weather. Easy Peasy. No...Gillian, it's just the weather. Easy Peasy. No tripod and shot from passing places. It was a lovely run on roads I've used before with the wipers going flat out and visibility a hundred yards. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-57705135746834744172014-07-02T18:02:47.063+01:002014-07-02T18:02:47.063+01:00Bill, as the kind people that take me birding will...Bill, as the kind people that take me birding will testify. I'm hopeless. I'll switch to a wide lens to get all of the birds in if they are making nice patterns. All I can hear is the machine gun rattle of cameras on motor drive. Golden Plover make wonderful patterns in low sun.<br />Pete was a nice bloke. I gave him what help I could and when I told him that Fulmars are a bit special he tried to get some shots. He wasn't used to two feet of lens. Nice bloke all the same and I made him a coffee. My coffee is European espresso so I had to water it down for him. His wife wanted herbal tea. I gave her a week Green Tea. She couldn't tell and was still alive the last time I saw her. Whilst he was sorting out his coffee I showed him on the mug how to use a split ring flash as the idle man's way to a quick image. Very impressed he was. It's a long way to come from Spokane so he deserved a bit of help. I popped some Fulmar images onto his memory card and told him to own up when he showed them.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-30783915122836446762014-07-02T17:46:32.341+01:002014-07-02T17:46:32.341+01:00Margaret, if you take enough pictures in vile weat...Margaret, if you take enough pictures in vile weather then once in a while you get a day to remember and good weather as well.<br />I know there are related to Albatross. I bet Guillemots are a northern Penguin. Once I get it sorted in my mind I'll do a post on it.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-57002662853269057902014-07-02T17:26:06.448+01:002014-07-02T17:26:06.448+01:00Are they oyster hatcheries in the second photo Adr...Are they oyster hatcheries in the second photo Adrian?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-41890140587378873842014-07-02T16:43:33.602+01:002014-07-02T16:43:33.602+01:00Adrian you have a set of postcard perfect shots he...Adrian you have a set of postcard perfect shots here!Gillian Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-39521352716560122422014-07-02T16:25:30.636+01:002014-07-02T16:25:30.636+01:00Wonderful shots, and many smiles. Good ol' Ph...Wonderful shots, and many smiles. Good ol' Phil Light! Thanks for making the day lighter!Bill https://www.blogger.com/profile/04779863708462822356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-87802977074270321482014-07-02T12:40:56.457+01:002014-07-02T12:40:56.457+01:00They're are related both because of their '...They're are related both because of their 'tube' notes. That's how one vomited on me projectile style Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-29161955719983574682014-07-02T10:53:31.318+01:002014-07-02T10:53:31.318+01:00the scenery is spectacular and your shots fantasti...the scenery is spectacular and your shots fantastic. Sorry you did n't see a Puffin. fulmar shots are great. They are not in the gull family and differ from albatross in that the nostrils on an albatross are on the side and the fulmars are on top. Love the reflection in the 3 rd shot.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-45993042766347866542014-07-02T10:00:43.538+01:002014-07-02T10:00:43.538+01:00Laura, que era un hermoso día. No duró. Hoy el vie...Laura, que era un hermoso día. No duró. Hoy el viento está aquí otra vez y de la lluvia en su camino.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-68486967382687890962014-07-02T09:22:08.177+01:002014-07-02T09:22:08.177+01:00Precioso lugar Adrian ahora tengo muy reciente el ...Precioso lugar Adrian ahora tengo muy reciente el mar ;))<br />El reflejo de la tercera imagen es genial y muy buen la pillada de la gaviota.<br />Buen miércoles.<br />Un abrazo.Laura. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157493466796939852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-75759302053584411972014-07-02T06:44:00.948+01:002014-07-02T06:44:00.948+01:00Red, it was worth the drive. It is a beautiful roa...Red, it was worth the drive. It is a beautiful road.<br />It was close to being £1000.00p interesting.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-339652035619014972014-07-02T06:42:41.293+01:002014-07-02T06:42:41.293+01:00Pauline, the last twenty miles or so is a bit tedi...Pauline, the last twenty miles or so is a bit tedious but the first stretch more than compensates.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-75763574445410946912014-07-02T06:41:23.463+01:002014-07-02T06:41:23.463+01:00Horst, I used to use a reflector but am going thro...Horst, I used to use a reflector but am going through a ring flash phase. It makes macro simple as I can use tiny apertures like f22 or even smaller. The strobe has two tubes which can be set to different durations so giving contrast.<br />It is so easy to use. I set speed to 1/200s aperture to f22 and let the E-TTL sort out everything else.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-74935909847751183012014-07-02T06:36:42.286+01:002014-07-02T06:36:42.286+01:00Hilary, not always some times I have to invent pic...Hilary, not always some times I have to invent pictures.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-44422708894804305762014-07-02T01:15:57.273+01:002014-07-02T01:15:57.273+01:00As always, you are in a very beautiful land. We do...As always, you are in a very beautiful land. We do meet up with different folks. It's what makes it interesting.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-92137788932373499322014-07-02T01:05:13.274+01:002014-07-02T01:05:13.274+01:00That must have been a lovely drive, would have tak...That must have been a lovely drive, would have taken me hours. Too bad about the puffins, hope you get one next time.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-19507483331428072662014-07-01T22:28:53.996+01:002014-07-01T22:28:53.996+01:00Hi Adrian, to bad you missed the Puffins. I don...Hi Adrian, to bad you missed the Puffins. I don't like to use fill flash as it tends to flatten out the light and make the image look 2 dimensional. I look at photography this way, for model photography, the designers don't like to see shadows but for portraits and other types of portraits like flower photography shadows and light make the image look 3 dimensional on a 2 dimensional plane (or piece of paper). You shoot which ever you like, I just thought I would let you know what I like to do. I to started thinking that flash photography was the way to go, when I first started taking photos, but as I got older and wiser and learned a lot with the Professional photography assoc. I started using natural light to it's fullest to get the images that I wanted. I only use flash when needed when there is a lack of light. In studio photography we try to make the image or portrait look like it was taken in natural light with shadow play. You have yourself a wonderful time in this new location. Bye for now. Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.com