Gallery: AvianPosted November 29, 2016351 views7 comments
Royal Tern, San Diego
2014:03:06 06:47:58
D800
500mm
1/1000 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 1200
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Comments
7 comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on November 29, 2016 at 11:36 PM
San Diego? You shoulda let me know!😉 Very well done, Sandy. Nice pose, good eye contact and even lighting.
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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 30, 2016 at 10:11 AM
Sandy,
I also like the very even light conditions, the overall composition, and the action shown.
I may darken the image a bit or add a little bit of contrast.
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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on November 30, 2016 at 11:09 AM
Always fun to photograph these guys, Sandy. Really nice feather fan and great orange beak. Nicely done!
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 30, 2016 at 6:40 PM
An excellent behavioral image of this tern, Sandy. I really like the wind blown head feathers.
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Comment posted by Lori Lafargue on November 30, 2016 at 10:08 PM
Beautiful! Great dof, lighting is perfect, nice feather detail. But, what is this bird? Some type of gull, I assume, but not sure.
Kinda cute fella, in a weird, Mr. T way!! Differences are great-makes us who we are. Lovely shot.
Lori
Registered on September 30, 2016, 54 Posts, 59 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 1, 2016 at 4:04 AM
Sweet preening pose you capture here Sandy! I think the high key effect works very nicely here.
I do find myself wishing the tern was positioned a bit more on the left side of the frame though.
A Beauty
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on December 1, 2016 at 11:46 AM
Really nice high key portrait of this Tern Sandy. Love the ruffled feathers and that orange beak is all the color the image needs.
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
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7 commentsI also like the very even light conditions, the overall composition, and the action shown.
I may darken the image a bit or add a little bit of contrast.
Kinda cute fella, in a weird, Mr. T way!! Differences are great-makes us who we are. Lovely shot.
Lori
I do find myself wishing the tern was positioned a bit more on the left side of the frame though.
A Beauty