Gallery: AvianPosted February 7, 2010101 views5 comments
Common Tern, on the Farne Islands(Inner Farne), Northumberland UK. When you enter the island you get quite close to their nests and they show their displeasure.
Canon 20D 100 - 400 zoom, f9, 1/2000sec ISO200
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 7, 2010 at 4:03 AM
Very graceful pose!
I'd like to see much more room in front of the bird, and the underside and lega lightened a bit.
It would also be great if you could get more detail in the eye.
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 7, 2010 at 7:24 AM
Ron,
It is a graceful pose and the water in the background is appealing.
I would like to see more space in front of the tern, the comp feels tight to me.
This must have been an exposure challenge with the bright light above the bird. I would like to see the underside of the bird brightened some, but I am not sure the image can take it. I can already detect some color noise in the chest of the tern and the underside of the back wing in the larger version, Brightening more would probably increase that.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 7, 2010 at 8:24 AM
Ron, I like this pose a lot--a very graceful tern. I agree that the comp is rather tight in front, and it would be nice to get more detail in the eye.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on February 7, 2010 at 3:03 PM
A very attractive little bird. I love the posture, though the light direction is not optimum.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 7, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Lovely pose and a difficult exposure to deal with. I also notice this tern is banded.
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments
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5 commentsI'd like to see much more room in front of the bird, and the underside and lega lightened a bit.
It would also be great if you could get more detail in the eye.
Sandy r
It is a graceful pose and the water in the background is appealing.
I would like to see more space in front of the tern, the comp feels tight to me.
This must have been an exposure challenge with the bright light above the bird. I would like to see the underside of the bird brightened some, but I am not sure the image can take it. I can already detect some color noise in the chest of the tern and the underside of the back wing in the larger version, Brightening more would probably increase that.