Gallery: AvianPosted April 3, 2017366 views8 comments
Royal Tern, DelRey Breach, Florida (SE Coast)
2014:03:06 06:38:27
D800
500mm
1/2500 sec, f/5
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 640
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 3, 2017 at 5:19 PM
Cool image, Sandy. I love that pose and the nice low angle.
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Comment posted by Skip Layman on April 3, 2017 at 9:38 PM
Great capture! The whites on the breast are pretty close but not a major distraction. Birds can get in the darnest position when preeening. And people criticized Audubon for some of the poses in his paintings!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on April 4, 2017 at 12:46 PM
A pretty cool image. Took me a while to figure out what was going on. I actually like all the whites with the centered orange beak. I do think it needs a little more room. Despite that, a fascinating behavioral study.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 4, 2017 at 4:58 PM
A unique pose. I like the overall color/tone of this.
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 4, 2017 at 5:12 PM
Awesome!
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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 4, 2017 at 6:53 PM
That's a stunner of an image for sure!! You'd think that pose would be painful to pull off...perhaps he does yoga ;) .
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 5, 2017 at 12:59 AM
This is such a cool pose Sandy. Upside down and backwards. Nice subtle colors and patterns. Excellent details. Fantastic.
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 5, 2017 at 5:03 PM
Love this one Sandy, a very unique pose for sure. Nicely seen and captured.
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Comments
8 commentsGreat capture! The whites on the breast are pretty close but not a major distraction. Birds can get in the darnest position when preeening. And people criticized Audubon for some of the poses in his paintings!