Fall Forster's Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted November 28, 201097 views8 comments

Bolsa Chica was crazy with bird activity and I saw birds I have not seen before (remember I am new to this). I went nuts shooting and filled my cards in two hours. I went home downloaded my shots and headed back. I noticed a couple of my favorite targets, Forster Terns, flying about the bridge there. I captured this shot and I think I handled the whites better than I have before. Anyway, I like the pose.
Date 11/27/2010 4:00 p.m.
Camera 7D with 300mm f/2.8L
Mode Aperture priority
SS 1/6400
AV f/5.0
Metering Evaluative
ISO 400
Exposure Comp - 2/3
Crop 70% of full frame

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on November 28, 2010 at 1:45 PM

Great light and a superb wing position make for a good looking image, Harry.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on November 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Excellent work,Harry .
Pose is really appealing , image is very sharp and you managed exposure perfectly. The head turn gives even more dynamysm .
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM

perfect exposure and fine detail!
Just Excellent!

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 28, 2010 at 3:53 PM

Nicely caught, well exposed and processed. I only wish there had been better eye contact.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Diller on November 28, 2010 at 3:54 PM

Nice wing span....exposure looks good! Nice image.

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 28, 2010 at 4:43 PM

Harry,

I like the pose, spread tail and the position of the wings, the exposure looks good to me.

I do notice some speckling in the blue sky which can indicate a large crop, then I read what you said about the crop "Crop 70% of full frame". Is this 30% of the original image? Or 70% of the original frame?

I think your use of -2/3 EV comp helped a lot here. Nice angle of light. At first I thought more of a head turn would be nice, then I then thought I like it this way, which shows the tern just going about its business unconcerned about your presence. I'm still undecided on that.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 28, 2010 at 5:37 PM

Harry, Flight posture is strong here and your exposure looks good. Your composition works well for me. Personally, I miss seeing an eye.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 28, 2010 at 11:16 PM

Nice pose and detail, Harry. I don't mind the lack of eye contact as it makes it obvious that the Tern is intent on something more important than a photographer.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments