Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 7: Cape Ingolfshofdi (ingólfshöfði) Along the South East Coast.
Portrait of a Puffin with its Beak Full After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).
Portrait of a Puffin with its Beak Full After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Author: David Mathre
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time on home renovation and expansion of a wildflower garden/meadow.
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5 thoughts on “Three-Years Ago (05-August-2013) — Iceland”
+Ann DeCamp I don't know what type of fish they are (herring?). I count at least 9 eyes on this side of the bird plus 3 or 4 tails — so 12 or 13 fish in total. Pretty good catch. I was told that the puffins are able to use their tongue to hold the fish down while fishing for more — and that they can catch up to 15 fish on one trip.
Classic.
Beautiful image. I like the simplicity, the graphic character and the negative space.
+Ann DeCamp Thanks. For a print I am going to want to make the eye brighter, and the white area around the eye like the lower section white.
What kind of fish are those? +David Mathre They have plenty of eyes !
+Ann DeCamp I don't know what type of fish they are (herring?). I count at least 9 eyes on this side of the bird plus 3 or 4 tails — so 12 or 13 fish in total. Pretty good catch. I was told that the puffins are able to use their tongue to hold the fish down while fishing for more — and that they can catch up to 15 fish on one trip.