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Long-tailed Jaeger
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Long-tailed Jaeger

by May Haga

Gallery: AvianPosted January 9, 201496 views9 comments
This was taken one rainy afternoon in Alaska in June.

Nikon D800, 300 mm lens, 1/2500, ISO 1600, f4.5

Thanks for looking and critiques always appreciated.

May

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 9, 2014 at 7:04 PM
Beautiful image - love the wing position, the perspective, the BG and especially the raindrops.
There is a fair amount of Noise in the larger version that might be reduced, hopefully without negating the raindrops.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 9, 2014 at 7:37 PM
Lovely flight shot, May. I like the raindrops and the nice flight angle. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 9, 2014 at 8:12 PM
Nice composition and colors; good flight position. As Sandy says the noise is noticeable in the larger version.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 9, 2014 at 9:58 PM
This bird just fits the rain, May. Great palette and the bird is beautifully sharp and at a sweet angle. I really like this image.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 10, 2014 at 4:11 AM
Ah memories, some days are not so perfect weather wise, even on the Seward Peninsula, but your photo May proves good action photos can be made even on rainy days.Very nice wing position. I like the water beads visible on his head. The drops across the frame are nice too.
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 10, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Very nice capture, May.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 10, 2014 at 12:55 PM
Wonderful flight shot and nice job of getting this in the rain. I like the wing position, background and rain drops. Well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 10, 2014 at 1:31 PM
Very nice image. The bird is sharp and the background is pleasing and complimentary. I agree about the noise, but it is not too objectionable. I use Neat Image, and it works well for me.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 12, 2014 at 10:48 AM
The rain drops make this image for me May and they make the noise more tolerable imo. Very cool image :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments