Royal Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted March 30, 2012284 views11 comments

Another Royal Tern from La Jolla - this one is in breeding plummage with the dark head.

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 20m
1/2500 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 31, 2012 at 1:05 AM

Nice, Sandy. I like the background.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 31, 2012 at 1:05 AM

A neat flight capture Sally. The ocean background highlights the detail in the tern well, which is very apparent on the LP. And a really nice job on this difficult exposure.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 31, 2012 at 4:24 AM

Sweet flight shot Sandy!!! Nice wing position and excellent details in the blacks and whites.

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on March 31, 2012 at 6:56 AM

Nice, clean flight shot. The large version shows just enough of a catch light in the eye to draw the viewers attention.

Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on March 31, 2012 at 7:47 AM

Beautiful image Sandy. the BG is beautiful, and sets off the bird so well!

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 31, 2012 at 9:35 AM

Great flightshot, Sandy. Very nice detail and the whites really look nice. I really like the reflected light under the birds right wing. I am wishing for a tad bit more room on the bottom, but that is a very minor nit on a really nice image. Great job.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on March 31, 2012 at 11:06 AM

Love the deep blue background. Excellent detail and I like the pose of the tern.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 31, 2012 at 1:57 PM

Nice wing position and excellent detail. Nice exposure on a tough subject.

I'd warm this up slightly to lose the blue/cyan cast on the wings where they should be neutral gray. Just to see the effect try a color balance layer and move the top slider to +10 (cyan-red) and the bottom slider to -10 (yellow-blue). The whites stay neutral for the most part with this.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 31, 2012 at 2:56 PM

Great pose, Sandy and an excellent job on the exposure. The water in the bg really looks cool.

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

Comment posted by Harry Harris on April 1, 2012 at 12:43 PM

Another image for me to try and achieve this year. You set my goals for me Sandy. I love the pose and the ocean background and your comp is spot on.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on April 1, 2012 at 4:01 PM

Excellent Sandy. I like the position of the wings and the curve of the body.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments