Least Tern and chick

Gallery: AvianPosted August 3, 2011179 views13 comments

I am posting in this forum after really a long time. I hope to be more active again.
This photo was taken at the Sandy Beach near Newburyport, MA. I was lucky enough to enjoy this parent least tern feed the chick.

I cropped about 40%, straightened it and cloned out 2 bright spots. Typical post processing was done using LR3 and CS5.

Canon 7D |500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC | ISO 200 | f/10 @ 1/1250

Thank you for looking. Any C & C will be appreciated.
Cheers,
RD

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on August 3, 2011 at 7:16 AM

Great low angle, good pose and bang-on exposure. Very nicely handled.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 3, 2011 at 7:45 AM

Well seen and taken! Really good timing to catch the moment like this. I like the perfect dof, the good detail and the comp.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on August 3, 2011 at 8:25 AM

Nice exposure on the whites which is always a challenge for me. Nice photo.

Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments

Comment posted by David Hemmings on August 3, 2011 at 10:22 AM

This is fantastic, the angle, lighting and details are all superb, great work

Registered on May 26, 2006, 178 Posts, 1680 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on August 3, 2011 at 4:04 PM

I like the low angle POV and the interaction between the subjects.

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on August 3, 2011 at 7:52 PM

Ditto to all the previous comments. Wonderful image and its a special moment you captured.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 3, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Wonderful action and composition, Rajan. The exposure looks perfect and the detail is also excellent. If you haven't posted in some time, you can now post an auxiliary image at larger size (1200 pixels in the long direction) It really helps in checking image quality if you care to post that way.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Rajan Desai on August 4, 2011 at 11:10 AM

If you haven't posted in some time, you can now post an auxiliary image at larger size (1200 pixels in the long direction) It really helps in checking image quality if you care to post that way.

Sounds good. I'll try to post the bigger picture later tonight.

Thanks you all for your comments. I really appreciate it.

Registered on March 25, 2005, 32 Posts, 395 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 4, 2011 at 2:29 PM

A wonderfully intimate family portrait, a great low angle, setting and light.

Rajan, you can only post the larger version at the same time as you post the 720 pixel version, you can't do it afterwards. Hope that will help in the future.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 5, 2011 at 10:16 PM

Lovely intimate shot Rajan

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on August 7, 2011 at 12:09 PM

What at an amazing behavioral shot. I absolutely love it. Chicks slightly awkward pose makes it even more interesting.

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on August 7, 2011 at 1:36 PM

Lovely moment, well captured. Dof is perfect. Great poses by both. The fish is almost as long as the little chick...which deserves a cuteness award! Well done. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Rajan Desai on August 7, 2011 at 1:51 PM

Thank you all for your kind words.

What at an amazing behavioral shot. I absolutely love it. Chicks slightly awkward pose makes it even more interesting

Andrius: I had amazing time watching the tern chicks (there were 2). This chick actually couldn't eat the fish the way it was presented to him. He dropped it on the sand, tried to peck at it a couple of time and gave up. Didn't know what to do next. The parent came back and fed it to the chick again. Amazing.

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