Here is an image from a dark and overcast day during my Deluxe Puffins Galore Photo Tour in 2019. Knowing how much I dislike completely white skies, I shot this loose with the intention of replacing the sky with a more visually appealing one :) After I finished the colour version, I immediately thought that I would like to see a black & white version; Leave a comment with your preference, and why you prefer one over the other.
Black & White Atlantic Puffin with fish STORMY SKIES (Fratercula arctica, Macareux moine, ATPU) from my Deluxe Puffins Galore Lighthouse Island Workshop Adventure. Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha a9 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens ISO 2,000, f/4 @ 1/5,000s Manual exposure. Full Frame. White sky replaced with Photoshop. Converted to Black & White with Nik Silver Efex Pro.
Atlantic Puffin with fish STORMY SKIES (Fratercula arctica, Macareux moine, ATPU) from my Deluxe Puffins Galore Lighthouse Island Workshop Adventure. Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha a9 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens ISO 2,000, f/4 @ 1/5,000s Manual exposure. Full Frame. White sky replaced with Photoshop.
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I have done Chris’ Puffins Galore workshop twice. The Puffins workshop is absolutely top-notch. Chris is an excellent host, along with his wife Julie, and is one of the premiere bird photographers in the world. You will learn tons and go home with a portfolio of Puffin (and razor bill) portraits and flight with fish. Also, the accommodations and food are excellent on the island. Do it, if there is room. - Frank Sheets
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I have been in search of the ultimate destination for an Atlantic Puffin workshop/safari for a very long time. The mandate was simple; find a location that is within reach, safe and easy to get to without a dangerous boat landing on slippery rocks and a place where we can get close to these comical little seabirds without hauling our gear up, and over, huge distances or having to hang over towering cliffs; a place where anyone can comfortably reach, regardless of age or physical ability; a place with reliable, safe and easy boat landings. I have photographed Atlantic Puffins in Iceland, England, Scotland, Wales, Maine, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Quebec; All of these "known" places have their drawbacks., and I simply can't imagine subjecting my clients to the abuse. Mission accomplished; I have found Puffin Paradise. This is the very best place in the world to photograph Atlantic Puffins and Razorbills fishing, with fish in their bills, in-flight and in golden light.