Common Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted August 25, 2013243 views6 comments

Baylands Preserve, Palo Alto

D300s
500mm
1/3200 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 500
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on August 26, 2013 at 7:50 AM

Very nice, typical flying pose for this athletic bird, TFS.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 26, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Was this an overhead shot, or was the tern in a banking left turn? What was the string hanging beneath? Good, well detailed shot. I like how well you handled the lights and darks.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on August 26, 2013 at 10:51 PM

great flight shot, I like the pose, nice job handling the exposure

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 27, 2013 at 3:36 PM

Very nice exposure and wing position Sandy

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 27, 2013 at 4:38 PM

Phil, this is a banking turn, and the "string" is a piece of seawood from his beak.
S

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 30, 2013 at 8:14 AM

Really like the pose here, exposure of the white is right on,

Ray

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