Looking for dinner

by Peter J. Morrissey

Gallery: AvianPosted May 29, 201582 views3 comments

This Least Tern was photographed at Hammonasset Beach State Park,CT. There

were five Terns flying around a pond and this one stayed in place for around

20 sec. and I managed to get 5 shots off.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D, Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE

Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2500, Av(Aperture Value) 10

Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering

Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 400

Auto ISO Speed OFF, Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011, Focal Length 329.0mm,

White Balance Mode Auto, AF Mode AI Focus AF, AF area select mode Spot AF

Shot on Mono-Pole

Peter

Thank you for stopping by.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 29, 2015 at 7:29 PM

Beautiful blue sky with a nicely exposed Tern, Peter. I've always liked this floating pose. I don't know what your processing system is, but if you can isolate the eye and increase the exposure/brightness on it alone, the image might have even more impact. I can tell it's there, but a bit of light in it would really make the image pop for me.

devil

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 29, 2015 at 9:12 PM

I agree with Dennis.The only thing missing is a better look at the eyes.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 30, 2015 at 4:04 PM

Hi Dennis and Jerry

I took another lock at all the shot I had of the Tern and even at 100% close-up you just can't see the eyes.

Thanks for the comment.

Peter

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