Incoming..!!

Outstanding action shot Keith.

They are such comical creatures, Keith. This really made me smile. :-)))))

Papageientaucher im Landeanflug, fantastisch! Er schaut ein bisschen skeptisch, ob die Landung auch klappt. Absolut großartiger Schuss, Keith!

What a great shot. The dark background sets the bird off a treat and you couldn't have caught it at a better moment. Have an extra star.

Incoming! - What a wonderful photo that 8 bet you will be thrilled to have captured.

Can't not fave this.

Great shot! You caught just the right moment. The flying puffin looks so funny.

WHAT? How is that possible? I'm staring and I just shake my head at this perfect and very funny shot, Keith! ;-o

A masterpiece!!

Thanks everyone.................the in-flight shots were the ones that gave me the most trouble. These fat and not-in the-slightest aerodynamic little birds, go like little rockets..!!

My fave of the week so far!!! Amazing capture!

Cheers Andy.................one of my faves too!

Wow, a brilliant capture, I never managed to catch one in flight! Did you use a tele converter?

Thanks Gudrun..................catching them in flight can be very frustrating and I generally get less "hits" than "misses". It's mostly a case of focusing where you think they might go and taking multiple shots. I did a lot of deleting :-))

I used a 40-150mm zoom lens with a 1.4 teleconverter which gives me a reach of around 210mm. (Around 420 in 35mm terms). This was taken at 210mm. The details show up on my page on the top right-hand side.

420mm equivalent is good:-) Since I have gone full format my tele is a bit short (70-200 with 1,4 converter-280mm() but a longer lens is just too heavy...

I'm much happier with the smaller Micro Four Thirds format of Olympus.......having the lighter kit has made me get out with the camera more too. I also have a Panasonic 100-300mm lens which is pretty good too. I'd really like the Olympus 300mm f4, but I'd have to sell a kidney to get that :-))

Glückwunsch Keith!!!

Thanks Frank..........appreciated.

Semplicemente favolosa!