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Arctic Tern in flight

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Posted by Ron McCombe on November 26, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Arctic Tern in flight
Another shot on the Farne Islands in Northumberland UK. I love these beautiful little terns, full of aggression and character. Their plumage is stunning. The day was fine and sunny, lovely deep blue sky

They can be a little tricky to catch just right in flight but I just love trying

ISO 200, 17-85 (45mm) zoom, f5.6 1/1000sec
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 27, 2009 at 3:54 AM
Certainly a nice shot Ron, but it looks like either a very big crop or you've upsized it when you saved it.
Posted by Mark Hamblin on November 27, 2009 at 4:11 AM
Great pose but image quality as seen here is not great. Was it a large crop?
Posted by Mike Andrews on November 27, 2009 at 4:36 AM
A beautiful pose, but the sky looks very noisy. :frown:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 27, 2009 at 4:48 AM
Agree with the above, the bird does not look sharp and there is a lot of noise in the BG, sorry. :wavey:
Posted by Ron McCombe on November 27, 2009 at 4:58 AM
HI guys many thanks for the comments. I have checked what I have uploaded and I have up-sized a smaller web picture which has caused the pixelation.

I've made a complete horlicks of it

You just can't get the staff

I will re-post later today

Many thanks for you comments
Posted by Craig Jones on November 27, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Lovely image and composition Ron :wink: :wavey: