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Glorious Newfoundland #43941
07/06/22 05:32 PM
07/06/22 05:32 PM
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Carpal Tunnel

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John Marcello recounts his experience photographing puffins in Newfoundland.

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Re: Glorious Newfoundland [Re: James Morrissey] #43942
07/06/22 07:30 PM
07/06/22 07:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2005
Manhattan, New York, New York
James Morrissey Offline OP
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James Morrissey  Offline OP
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Carpal Tunnel

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We rented a home in Trinity, on the Bonavista peninsula in Newfoundland. Its address is Calf’s Nose Point. No street. No number. It is actually unspoiled. Calf’s Nose Point is a rocky promontory jutting in Trinity Bay. Our rental is its sole structure, built in the 1800s and now meticulously reincarnated.

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The people of the Island were also remarkable. Newfoundlanders are gregarious survivors. It was a joy to be among them. Their island is glorious, rugged and often serene. A visit is not enough. If it is not clear, we loved Newfoundland.

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Our goal was to photograph puffins. Puffins are a brilliant novelty. Flamboyant and uncommon for this part of the world. They are storybook cute. Catching them in flight is like photographing a short pass from Tom Brady. With any trip like this, you cannot guarantee results - but I was lucky and they cooperated. They were often times landing so close at Elliston that a 500mm prime lens was too much for the task. The puffins at Bonavista lighthouse were equally obliging. Beautiful little things.

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Initially, the notion of puffins so close on the shore seemed preferable to the uncertainty and restrictions encountered at Machias Seal Island. Indeed, I was able to photograph without regard to a boat schedule. Once in Newfoundland, the beautiful, rugged and serene landscape captured us.

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The weather was generally good for what we were doing. Temperatures averaged 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit with a high close to 80 on our whale watching day. The day of our departure was rainy, windy and in the 40s. Luck is good.

A photographic grand slam in Newfoundland might include images of puffins, whales and icebergs. We were very fortunate to to have the weather and skilled captain to complete the search.

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I still don’t have a shot of a puffin with is mouth full of fish. Perhaps next year. I am still trying to capture an osprey in a dive the moment enters the water and will work on that this summer. I am also planning to photograph loons this year.

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