Inca Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted November 17, 2015127 views12 comments

In honor of "Movember," here's an Inca tern from my 2012 Peru trip. I started the trip by visiting a rookery south of Lima, which afforded a few close-up opportunities as the terns came in to land briefly before taking flight again.

Canon 7D
Canon 500mm f/4
ISO 200
1/125th
f/8

Max

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12 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 17, 2015 at 10:25 PM

That red beak coming from all the grey is an eye grabber -- love the "moustache" and imaginative cropping

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 18, 2015 at 1:14 AM

Max,

nice composition and technically well done. I especially like the pose of the head, since the bird looks very curious.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 18, 2015 at 8:49 AM

A species I would love to see one day, and this preview makes me even more hungry. Great details, fine composition as well. Awesome ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 19, 2015 at 2:16 PM

Gorgeous head shot, Max. That's an awesome looking tern.

devil

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 19, 2015 at 2:59 PM

I like the head turn, the title, the sharpness of the image and the crop.
May

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 19, 2015 at 4:26 PM

Incredible detail in this portrait Max. Well composed and the lighting is perfect. devil

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Comment posted by John Launstein on November 20, 2015 at 12:32 AM

Striking image, Max...and striking bird! Man that's some detail. Don't know if you added the burn or vignette on the right, but it's wonderful either way. Really cool.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 20, 2015 at 2:24 AM

Max,
Not much chance of getting something better than this, a true classic devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 20, 2015 at 3:07 PM

The comp on this is awesome Max. Just the right amount of negative space and it seems as if the lens was already set up and pointed in this direction and the Tern decided to stick his head in your frame for a peek. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 20, 2015 at 8:23 PM

Awesome close-up of this unique mustashed fellow Max laugh

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 21, 2015 at 1:20 AM

Thanks, everyone.

John, no burning or vignetting added. It's just the way it turned out with the crop, which was forced this tight due to distracting rocks on the edges of the frame. When I originally published my gallery from this trip on my old site, I didn't even include this image, so I'm glad I gave it a second look.

Max

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 22, 2015 at 10:59 AM

Wonderful portrait with excellent detail! Ray

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