Flying Least Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted July 4, 2011112 views11 comments

From a couple weeks ago at the local Least Tern. . .

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/8
1/1600s
ISO 640
-.33 EC

Cropped to 60%, levels adjustment, sharpened in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 4, 2011 at 10:58 PM

Great eye contact and nice exposure of the whites. I'm hoping to get out to Long Island this week, be happy to leave with a shot like this.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 4, 2011 at 11:24 PM

Nice work on the whites, Luke, and sweet light. Catching him in mid-call is just icing. A fine shot.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2011 at 11:43 PM

Excellent flight shot, Luke. Nice warm light, excellent detail and great eye contact.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 4, 2011 at 11:56 PM

This is one of my favorites of yours Luke. Really great pose with the head turn toward the camera, great look at the eye, and nice open beak, and of a rare bird to boot. Very nice!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 5, 2011 at 12:54 AM

Excellent as posted. Nice light, detail, position, exposure.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 5, 2011 at 9:04 AM

One of the better shots in most ways that I've seen of a tern on flight. Your exposure is superb, great head turn with light in the eye and excellent eye contact and sharpness/detail looks good. Well done Luke.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on July 5, 2011 at 10:20 AM

Nice light and eye contact - well done!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 5, 2011 at 5:04 PM

Great eye contact and calling pose Luke

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on July 6, 2011 at 8:26 PM

The least terns fly past the spot where I've been shooting Black Skimmers for the past week or so and I have a fresh appreciation for how small your target was. As others have noted, you did an excellent job with the whites. I like the calling posture too.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 7, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Very well done. One good tern.....

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 10, 2011 at 10:19 PM

You've done some outstanding work with these terns Luke, my hat's off to ya.
Beautiful image!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments