The Exorcist?

Gallery: AvianPosted July 14, 2011190 views12 comments

Well.... Not really, just a full head shake from an elegant tern. After they dive into the water looking for fish, they always come up and within a few seconds, shake. Capturing the complete head shake was something I wanted and was happy to get this result with the tern a little below me and coming towards me. A very fast shutter speed is needed to maintain sharpness as the shake of the head (and body) is really fast.

Be sure to check out the larger image as much more detail and water drops are clear.

Techs:

Canon 7D
500mm
1/3200 @ f/7.1
ISO 320
Manual Metering
Handheld
90% of Full Frame

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 14, 2011 at 11:47 PM

wow! fantastic execution of a plan here, Keith! I love all the water drops, especially the curved lines coming off the bill. the pose is great--I've never seen this before and it's very sharp--quite an accomplishment on what I'm sure is *very* fast action. 90% of FF too! great title too. thanks for posting this.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 15, 2011 at 12:30 AM

Excellent! I have not been successful getting the shake - yet.
Tack-sharp, great pose and wing position, and perfect water drops.

Sandy

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 15, 2011 at 2:55 AM

Keith you have caught this spot on,excellent.

Keith.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 15, 2011 at 6:56 AM

A great chance grabbed very well indeed. Excellent !
JohnR

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Gorgeous image and great timing, Keith.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on July 15, 2011 at 1:57 PM

Great flight photography Keith.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 15, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Great shot, incredible pose!

D&L

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 15, 2011 at 5:44 PM

Great catch. I just saw this behavior a couple of weeks ago, but yours is so much sharper. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 15, 2011 at 6:11 PM

Nice stop action on the water droplets, especially the water pattern around the bill, nice job in getting the shot you wanted, well done.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 15, 2011 at 11:27 PM

That's a pretty neat capture, Keith.....and the title is appropriate. With one light and one dark wing, you could almost look at it like they were placed in opposite directions on the body, too.......

Fun action....thanks for posting.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 17, 2011 at 7:29 PM

Amazing action Keith. the water droplets are incredible.
May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 18, 2011 at 8:33 AM

Amazing keith - looks like someone has just wrung its neck. Great detail

cheers
Rob

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