Fledgling Forster's Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted August 1, 2011158 views9 comments

Here's another shot of the young Forster's tern that I've shared in the past couple of weeks. This time the youngster was sitting on this rusted fence (rusted from the ocean salt water), calling for Mom to bring in more food. This is almost full frame. I cropped just a bit off the top for a more pleasing composition.

Techs:

Canon 7D, 500mm f/4
1/2000 @ f/6.3
ISO 400
Manual metering

Handheld

Larger version included.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 1, 2011 at 9:00 PM

Great pose with the mouth open, and I like the rusted fence - adds a lot of character.
Nice!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 1, 2011 at 9:01 PM

A pleasing image: good exposure, nice position and action, interesting perch.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on August 2, 2011 at 3:30 AM

Keith, I love the behavior of the young Forsters Terns. And I do like the perch. Where was this image taken?

Skip Harris

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 2, 2011 at 3:35 AM

Nice one Keith - like the rich colours and the begging pose. Rusted perch a bonus

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 2, 2011 at 5:46 AM

Harry asked:

Where was this image taken?

Bolsa Chica, at the tide gate. The fence is the one on the north side of the dam.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 2, 2011 at 5:56 PM

Keith,

I love the old rusty fence, a great perch for the young tern imho. I like the open bill, the nice light, background colors, the clarity of the eye and the pose.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Interesting composition with the rusty fence. Excellent detail on the larger image with good feather detail. I like the background color transition, well seen and well done.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on August 5, 2011 at 12:12 AM

Going f/6.3 on your 500mm worked out brilliantly; the DOF and detail are superb Keith!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 24, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Flawless image Keith, wonderful pose.
Great BG and I like that rusty fence perch a lot..
Well done!

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