Artic tern

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 201098 views8 comments

We're just back from a couple of weeks around Northern England and Scotland. This artic tern was one of the thousands we saw during one day spent on Farne Islands. A great experience. More photos will come.

Thanks for looking.

D&L

Canon 40D, Canon EF 100-400IS@180mm, f/7.1, 1/1000sec, ISO200, HH, minor crop for composition

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 19, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Nice wing position and I like the fish and obvious habitat. Composition and the size of the bird in the frame work well for me. I do wish we could see the eye - perhaps in a larger version it's more visible. I'm also wondering if the overall image might be ever so slightly on the dark side (could be wrong though).

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 20, 2010 at 2:43 AM

Very well done, I like the dof you chose as it shows the habitat beautifully. The fish in the beak is a huge bonus to capture. Sounds like an incredible trip.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on July 20, 2010 at 3:56 AM

Great capture D&L. Nice shot.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 20, 2010 at 6:14 AM

D&L

I love the setting, the prey in the bill, fanned out tail and the wing position. Overall the image seems a bit on the dark side to me, perhaps lightening it up a bit would improve the image and show the eye a little?

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 20, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Nice capture, Daniel and Loana,

This almost looks like an oil painting.

Nice job.

Carol

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 20, 2010 at 1:44 PM

Thank you all for the kind comments and suggestions. We appreciate them a lot.

We saw today the posted photo on different monitors and we agree that it can be a bit darker than what we see on our monitor.

In the large version the eye is more visible; maybe we can try to lighten it a little.

Thanks again

D&L

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 20, 2010 at 10:29 PM

Nice to be able to get this beautiful Tern with food! It could be brighter.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on July 21, 2010 at 12:20 PM

Welcome back, D&L. I like your composition with the inclusion of habitat. Great capture of the Tern with the fish in the beak. Well done!

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