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parental obligations

by David Haynes

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2010117 views9 comments
One of thousands of terns flying back and forth to feed their hatchlings. It looks like a tiring job as they continuously dive all day long for food. The things we do for our kids. :smile:
D300S
200-400mm @400
f/8
SS 1600
ISO 800
WB auto
Mode Manual
HH

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 8, 2010 at 9:24 PM
Wonderful capture. Nice wing position, great BG, catchlight in the eye... All adds up to a very nice image.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 8, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Nicely done! Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 9, 2010 at 12:08 AM
Nice image!
Great wing position, got the eye, and the fish is a plus.
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 9, 2010 at 6:07 AM
Lovely detail in the larger image David

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on May 9, 2010 at 8:11 AM
Beautiful presentation. Love the background and, of course, the catch. The larger image is even better.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 9, 2010 at 8:59 AM
Great shot! :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 9, 2010 at 1:01 PM
Great shot David. Tough to get good light on the face of these guys and you did well with that. Great to have the minnow too. BG tops it off for me. Well done.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 9, 2010 at 8:59 PM
The larger version is great and I'd love to have a flight shot of a tern this nice.

Well done.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 10, 2010 at 8:08 PM
I like the composition. The Tern really stands out against this background. I'm also using the D300s (and D700) and find that about iso 400 is about tops on the D300s to keep the noise down. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments