City - Noup Head / Orkney Isles State - SCOTLAND Country - United Kingdom
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Location: Noup Head, Orkney Isles, Scotland. This is not really intended as a nature/wildlife study I wanted to portray a sense of freedom and open space and I hope that is achieved with this very high key shot produced on grainy Kodachrome 200. Hope you enjoy my little deviation from landscapes. I wanted to see the cliffs at Noup Head which are renowned for their sea bird cities of puffins guillemots and razorbills. When I went up there, apart from the overwhelming stench of guano drifting up the cliff face, it was quite foggy and it became difficult to get my bearings and follow the path. I needn't have worried an Arctic Tern zealously guarding a hidden chick kept me right. Every time I strayed, it would hover directly overhead scream at me and with dive bomber precision pepper my head with its needle sharp bill. You could say "I quickly got the point". Kodachrome 200, Contax ST, 80-200 lens, 1/250 sec f5.6. Please check out my website at www.transientlight.co.uk for others in the Orkney series.
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{K:174136} 7/27/2006
