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Ruffled Tern
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Ruffled Tern

by Marc Dubuc

Gallery: AvianPosted February 19, 2011203 views10 comments
This image was captured in Florida in March 2010 during a windy day, the tern (Forster's ??) was ruffled and was preening itself.


Canon 7D
Canon 500mm f4 +1.4 TC @ f5.6, 1/3200
Speedlite 580 EXII, Better Beamer

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 19, 2011 at 4:13 PM
Nice, clean image. No nits here. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 19, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Great detail in the tough whites.
Really nice pose, eye, and comp too -
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Diller on February 19, 2011 at 5:47 PM
Very nice, exposure looks spot on and the details are nice! :toast:
Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on February 19, 2011 at 6:56 PM
Very fine image, Marc. Nice lighting: doesn't look flashed to me. No info on crop. Since you are using a Better Beamer I expect that the bird must have been a fair distance away. (I've had varying results with the beamer. Lost some shots by having the beam aimed too high. Assumed I was too close.). Anyway, you obtained great exposure: detail looks beautiful. I like the wind blown look too. :toast:
Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments
Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 19, 2011 at 7:06 PM
This is lovely, nice feather detail :smile:
Well done.

Geoff.
Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 19, 2011 at 7:13 PM
Marc, I like the ruffled pose, the bg and comp. A very good looking image.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 19, 2011 at 7:44 PM
Very appealing shot Marc. Love the BG. Bird is nice and the angled post top works for me. Comp also works IMO.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 20, 2011 at 5:23 AM
Beautiful light and clarity Marc - wonderful shot

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 20, 2011 at 9:01 AM
Nicely done overall Marc. I like the feathers in disarray and the slightly messy bill indicitive of the preening activity. I also like the clean background color. To me some of the whites around the neck seem a little bright and lacking in detail.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 21, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Wonderful job on this difficult contrast shot, good detail on the larger version and just a small area that is a little bright, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments