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Forster's Tern

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Posted by Craig Nash on March 20, 2008 at 1:20 PM
Forster's Tern
I shot this Forster's Tern (An American Tern) this afternoon flying into a Rainbow less than a mile from my house as the crow flies.
40d sigma 500
Posted by Justin on March 20, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Composition works a treat and the colourful backdrop is a little different from the norm and is very attractive.
Only nit is the quality looks quite low as there appears to be a lot of blotchiness in the background and quite a few artifacts surrounding the bird.
Is it a very large crop?
Posted by Craig Nash on March 20, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Sadly a fairly heavy crop. It was more its rarity value. A first for me and my eighth species of tern for this year!!
Posted by Justin on March 20, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Always good to see a new bird let alone get a shot of one. I guess with rarities it's a question of making the most of the given oppurtunity :cool:
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 20, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Hi Craig,

Excellent capture given the circumstances!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on March 20, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Hi Craig,

Lovely record shot of this vagrant. Nice to have it on file.

Regards

Rob
Posted by eric weight on March 21, 2008 at 2:09 AM
Good spot. Any image of this bird is a result.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 21, 2008 at 1:16 PM
The tone of the BG works well with this image, but for me I find the bird is just too small in the frame. Its still a good record shot of something you dont manage to see every day. :toast:

Major.