Tai-chi Tern

Gallery: AvianPosted July 13, 2014145 views5 comments

Ok, I'll jump on this bandwagon. Here's a common Tern I photographed feeding in the ocean the other day - I love the poses these birds are capable of.

Nikon D7100 300mm f4 + 1.7X TC Hh
f/8
1/1400s
ISO 400

Cropped to horizontal - probably 50% of original image. Adjustments in LR5 to blacks, shadows, clarity and WB to make the image a touch more artistic.

- Luke

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 13, 2014 at 10:21 PM

Nice pose with the wings forward and the tern looking down. I like the artistic effect you created with your adjustments in LR. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 14, 2014 at 12:32 AM

Good to see you posting!
Sweet pose and nice placement in the frame.
Very artistic!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 14, 2014 at 7:12 PM

Great pose, Luke. I like the artsy feel of this. I think I'd take a bit off the right to decenter the bird a bit.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 14, 2014 at 9:12 PM

I really like the pose on this one Luke. I also like you processing decisions. My tiny nit is I wish you placed the bird a smidgeon further to the right. It feels to centered to me...I think mostly because of the pano crop.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 15, 2014 at 12:59 AM

They are elegant acrobats, aren't they? Nicely captured, Luke.

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