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The Power of Nik (Razorbills and Puffin)

January 2010 Version Above/June 2009 Version Below

RAZORBILLS ABOVE/PUFFINS BELOW

January 2010 Version Above/June 2009 Version Below

Over the past several years I upgraded to Photoshop CS4, added then upgraded Lightroom, added plug-ins like Neat Image and the complete Topaz Suite, none of these has impressed me as much as the Nik Software Complete Collection. For those of [...]

More Puffins from Machias Seal Island

“The Maestro”

“The Olympic Diver” preparing for an inward two-and-a-half.

“The Squawker”

“Shy One”

I’ve been working my way through the images made on our recent visit to Bar Harbor/Acadia and Machias Seal Island. Here are a few more Puffin images for your viewing pleasure. (At least I hope you find it a pleasure!)

All images were shot from a [...]

Otter Cliffs (Acadia NP) at Sunrise from the Cobble Beach

(This image is Copyright Ed Vatza 2009. Usage without my prior written approval is prohibited.)

We were up at 3:15 and scrambling down to the cobble beach along the Ocean Trail around 4:15 this morning. The skies were cloudier than I had hoped for so I decided to shoot some images from which I could then [...]

I'm Just Too Cute for Words!

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Another Puffin from Machias Seal Island.

Puffins and Razorbills of Machias Seal Island

(These four images are Copyright Ed Vatza 2009. Usage without my prior written approval is prohibited.)

It was a beautiful day and wonderful trip out to Machias Seal Island yesterday. We were up at 3:00 am and on the road from Bar Harbor to Cutler, Maine by 4:00 am. We arrived in Cutler at 6:30 and [...]

Razorbill on Machias Seal Island…

and he appears to be leading the Puffin and Razorbill Symphony Orchestra. What sweet music they make!

Earlier in this blog (check back in the archives), I posted a close-up portrait of an Atlantic Puffin from our visit last June to Machias Seal Island (off the coast of Maine but owned by Canada). Puffins, Razorbills, and [...]

Puffins of Machias Seal Island

I mentioned elsewhere in this blog that my wife and I vacation annually in Maine. It is such a big state but such a beautiful state. Over the years we have have spent time up and down the coast from York to Lubec as well as visited inland lake areas. Regardless of where we have [...]