Least Tern w Dinner

Gallery: AvianPosted June 30, 2011114 views11 comments

Photographed on an island near my house - accessible only via kayak.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/7.1
1/2000s
ISO 640

Cropped to 60%, sharpened using smart sharpen in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on July 1, 2011 at 8:35 AM

Marvelous capture Luke, I'd love to have a picture like this in my collection :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 1, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Good catch...for you and the tern!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 1, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Very nice capture Luke! Always good to get one with a meal isn't it? My only tiny nit, is looks like you don't have much if any detail in the blacks and it is making the eye get a little lost. The catchlight certainly helps make the eye more visible though. Like I said, tiny nit....not an easy bird to expose.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Looks good o me as posted. Nice light and composition.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 1, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Luke, I think your exposure is just about right for this challenging species. Sharpness looks good and I enjoy seeing the fish in the bill.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 1, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Excellent capture and flight shot, Luke. I wonder if you could tease a little more detail out of the blacks in the crown? Maybe delective work? Fine work on the whites.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 1, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Really nice flight shot...exposure looks fine to me. Sharon

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 3, 2011 at 3:03 AM

Excellent catch with the fish!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on July 3, 2011 at 10:17 AM

Very nice Luke, can even see the eye in the very dark crown. Excellent!

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 3, 2011 at 7:19 PM

Nice capture for both you and the bird.
May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 4, 2011 at 5:54 AM

Nice one Luke - great pose and nice and sharp

cheers
Rob

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