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We got stuck straight into flight shots when we arrived on Staple Island, the first location of the day. The light was good and the puffins were zipping about over our heads with mouths full of sand eels. I wasn’t sure how to set up my D800 to freeze the birds mid-flight but Chris talked me through which settings to use and explained how to prefocus before each attempt. The more shots we took, the more decent images I captured of each flight, but I really like this one – the puffin’s head is sharp but there’s a hint of movement in the wings and there’s plenty of space for him to fly into, with the out-of-focus cliffs and other bird in the background hinting at his environment.