Least Tern Chick

Gallery: AvianPosted August 7, 2011109 views10 comments

This evening I kayaked to a Least Tern colony and photographed some of the chicks

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/8
1/1250s
ISO 400
-.33 EC

Cropped to 45% of original, sharpened using smart sharpen in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 7, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Beautiful, Luke. Nice catchlight and the raised foot is just too cute. I like how you kept the chick small in the frame.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on August 7, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Cute image Luke, I like the vegetation background, and the raised foot is a big bonus.
Good job on the exposure.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 7, 2011 at 11:05 PM

really nice, Luke--I love the pose and the setting. I really like the comp too and the size of the bird in the frame, as Dennis says.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 8, 2011 at 3:11 AM

What a cutie! Nice angle, love the habitat, and the chick's pose is perfect.
Excellent!
Sandy

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 8, 2011 at 7:53 AM

Liuke this little chap looks like he as got a real attitude ! i like the way hes stepping out,real cute shot.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on August 8, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Luke, that raised foot is just great and your shallow DOF is perfect.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 8, 2011 at 9:19 PM

Glad to see one of the local colonies was successful. I really like the raised foot. Exposure and composition look great. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 8, 2011 at 9:51 PM

A cute shot of a cute kid, Luke. Good work with the comp to show the size of the bird in context.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 8, 2011 at 10:24 PM

A charming subject. And nice to see one in this setting rather than a sterile sandy beach.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on August 9, 2011 at 12:25 AM

Real cute Luke, I love the raised foot suggesting forward momentum!

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