Elegant Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted July 14, 201173 views7 comments

Taken at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA. The terns return to their nesting areas passing over a bridge at the Reserve and provide a lot of great opportunities for flight shots.

C & Cs appreciated

Cropped to 45% of full frame

Canon 7D with 300 2.8L
1/8000 at f 5.6
ISO 320
Exp. Comp. - 2/3

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 14, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Nice tern image with a good bit of prey in the bill - I like how the fishes mouth is open and there is eye contact. overall the image looks a bit soft likely due to the crop.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 14, 2011 at 10:59 PM

Excellent, Skip. Extremely crisp flight image and I like the wing position and angle.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 14, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Nice Tern image Harry. Fish is an added bonus. The image feels a bit dark as the whites don't seem to pop like I'd expect from this tern. Easy fix to a fine image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 15, 2011 at 1:13 AM

Great wing position, nice eye of both tern and fish, and the open mouth of the (poor) fish is great.
A bit more sdharpening would help the slight softness from the large crop.
Really nice work!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 15, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Great shot, Skip. I like the pose and the fish!

D&L

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 16, 2011 at 12:25 AM

Good position and the fish is quite nice. I agree it could be brighter.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 18, 2011 at 8:31 AM

Nice one Harry - like the position of the wings and the the fish of course. maybe a little lighter/brighter??

cheers
Rob

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