Pair of Terns

Gallery: AvianPosted July 15, 2014124 views6 comments

Another shot from my vacation - these terns were feeding just a few feet from the beach along the ocean

Nikon D7100 300mm f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/8
1/2000s
ISO 640
Cropped to Vertical - around 50% of original

- Luke

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on July 15, 2014 at 9:19 PM

Pretty artsy, Luke

I like the poses of both birds and the placement in the frame. Cool photo

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Comment posted by Bill Berry on July 15, 2014 at 10:24 PM

This would look so cool as a large print. Well done!!!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 16, 2014 at 5:14 PM

I like this a lot Luke, very nice juxtaposition with oof and in focus birds and excellent composition.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 16, 2014 at 10:48 PM

Hey Luke,

Real interesting. I really like the wing position and angle/pose of the upper bird, but have to say I'm not sure about the inclusion of the lower one. I get the juxtaposition concept that Nate mentions, but part of me feels the lower bird is a bit of a distraction. So I'm a tad torn...but this one made me look a couple of times (and pause to think), and that's always a good thing...

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 17, 2014 at 12:21 AM

Nice composition; an interesting balance between the two birds. Very good management of the whites and blacks.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2014 at 11:56 AM

Nice composition, Luke. Excellent job on the exposure. I keep going back and forth over whether I like the oof second bird or not. It does balance the composition nicely and after looking at it a few times I think it does add something to the image.

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