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Gallery: AvianPosted August 8, 2016265 views4 comments

Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland
D810     300mm f2.8 G ED VR2
f/9.0    ISO 640   1/1600s   EV 0.7   WBA     Hand held
Photoshop CS6   Roughly 12% of full frame

I set out over the weekend with the intention of taking dynamic shots of Common Terns on Lake Neuchatel only to find that the resident group had disappeared over night. On returning home I spent considerable time ‘salvaging’ this shot that I took last year. It is a massive crop but I’m particularly interested in the unrelated set of parallel ripples that serves to accentuate the impression of high-speed velocity of the bird.

Thanks for viewing
Your crits. and nits are most welcome
David

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 8, 2016 at 4:06 PM

Always nice to see the top feathers in a banking turn like this.
Nice detail for a large crop, great pose, and very complimentary BG with the subtle stripes in the water

Sandy

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 8, 2016 at 4:37 PM

Detail isn't bad at all for that kind of crop, David. I agree that the ripples add to the image. It's a lovely angle for the Tern.

devil

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

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 9, 2016 at 2:52 PM

HI Dave
I am glod you explained he blue lines. The banking Term is really a nice shot.
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 9, 2016 at 8:59 PM

Really like the topside feathers in this pose David. Nice image all around.

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