Picture perfect

• Where was the image taken?

  Orkney islands, Scotland
• The bird in the photo

  Fratercula arctica (hu: Lunda en: Atlantic Puffin)
• Story of the image

  Puffins are iconic birds, immediately recognisable by their brightly coloured bill and friendly demeanour. Photographing them is always such a joy and a privilege. I spent about a week or so last summer photographing them on one of the Scottish Orkney islands, and could not have been more lucky when this bird, illuminated by soft evening sunlight at the entrance to a small cave, displayed a daisy in its bill. It was just the perfect moment, which I was lucky enough to capture.

  Exif adatok

  Photo capture date

  2024-07-23T20:31:09

  Exposure time

  1/800s

  Focal Length

  390mm

  Flash

  Flash did not fire

  Camera make

  NIKON CORPORATION

  Type of camera

  NIKON Z 9
• Category

  Madárportré

• Fotós:

  Sandra Kenyon

  I live in the UK, but I am an avid explorer and get out in my campervan along roads less travelled, aiming to photograph the wildlife I encounter amidst some of Nature's most environmentally significant and diverse places. From photographing Puffins on a remote, snowy island hundreds of miles above the arctic circle, to photographing Dalmatian Pelicans in one of Europe's premier wetlands, I aim to capture unique and captivating images that inform and inspire.

• Prize:

  • Madárportré, Első hely, 2025

  • Az év madárfotója, 2025