Cropped to 72%, minor clone of piece of vegetation, smart sharpened in CS5 on 27" iMac
- Luke
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14 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 9, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Great low angle on this cutie!
Nice muted colours and interesting beach.
Like this a lot!
Sandy
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Comment posted by richard ettlinger on August 9, 2011 at 10:23 PM
Nice one Luke! Will catch up to you sooner or later
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 9, 2011 at 10:52 PM
Excellent, Luke. I like the fuzzy chick and the angle works very well in this one.
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 10, 2011 at 12:47 AM
So cute! And so clear and sharp, with beautiful colors and detail, Luke. Really good work.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 10, 2011 at 12:56 AM
I like the delicate pale colors that suit the downy little chick very well. Awesome low angle.
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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 10, 2011 at 8:12 AM
Luke a lovely clean neat image here ,that chick is a little cracker.
Keith.
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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on August 10, 2011 at 1:25 PM
Great detail, exposure handled well, nice clean BG, and the low angle is awesome. Nicely done.
Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Nichols on August 10, 2011 at 6:26 PM
This chick is so cute Luke. I just don't see how you could have made this photo any better!
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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on August 10, 2011 at 9:17 PM
Cute little sucker! Nicely done Luke.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 10, 2011 at 10:46 PM
another nice one, Luke--you must be having fun with these. the really interesting beach setting is a big plus too.
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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 11, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Love this one, Luke! Do you have to wear a helmet for these? The Arctic Terns in Scotland didn't like anyone too close (within approx. 60 yards) to their nests, I found!
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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 11, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Another delightful least tern chick! I like the low angle and composition. The exposure also looks perfect!
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 11, 2011 at 3:02 PM
KC,
Least Terns and Common Terns are both aggressive but at this particular location they don't get a lot of visitors so I think they are less weary. I laid down and waited (and waited, and waited) until the chicks got a little closer to me and moved around. Plus the Terns are most aggressive when nesting (and not as much once the chicks are hatched) and since there were no more nests they weren't so bad. I worked a few summers doing colonial water bird monitoring so I've been trained by the State and Federal government on behavior of these birds.
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Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on August 13, 2011 at 7:06 AM
I like everything of it: the soft dawn ruffled up by the wind is especially cute, and colors are beautiful. Thank you for sharing
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Comments
14 commentsNice muted colours and interesting beach.
Like this a lot!
Sandy
Keith.
Least Terns and Common Terns are both aggressive but at this particular location they don't get a lot of visitors so I think they are less weary. I laid down and waited (and waited, and waited) until the chicks got a little closer to me and moved around. Plus the Terns are most aggressive when nesting (and not as much once the chicks are hatched) and since there were no more nests they weren't so bad. I worked a few summers doing colonial water bird monitoring so I've been trained by the State and Federal government on behavior of these birds.