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Bill Dix
08-26-2012, 08:41 AM
It must have been bath time for the terns when I arrived at the tip of Sandy Hook on Thursday morning. I sat on the beach and watched as they splashed around, totally submerged themselves and then did their wing stretches. Occasionally one would pop up completely out of the water for a few wing flaps, and then settle back down for another dip. Cropped from horizontal.
D7000, 500f4, ISO 800, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual, lowered Gitzo and Mongoose
Melissa Groo
08-26-2012, 08:56 AM
Great capture, Bill. I really like this pose, the water droplets, the feet, and the details in the wings. I could see another version that has some cropped off left and bottom, but still nice as presented.
Ofer Levy
08-26-2012, 09:27 AM
Excellent capture! Lovely action, pose, sharp with good detail and exposure.
Grace Scalzo
08-26-2012, 09:41 AM
Fantastic, Bill. Love the position of the bird in the frame, great leaping pose, and flying water droplets.
Craig Kerr
08-26-2012, 10:21 AM
Image shows a natural setting with wonderful detail, love the water droplets falling away from the bird.
Excellent timing too !!
Stu Bowie
08-26-2012, 11:26 AM
Hi Bill, love the 'playful' inflight pose, and overall well exposed with good sharpness. Of course the droplets add, and the tern is seperated from the water BG nicely.
Frank Schauf
08-26-2012, 12:20 PM
Really nice flight shot and great details, Bill.
Randy Stout
08-26-2012, 12:21 PM
Bill:
Very nice for the reasons mentioned above. Terns are such elegant creatures. Well captured and composed.
Cheers
Randy
Joe Senzatimore
08-26-2012, 03:15 PM
It pays to sit and watch the behavior. Then it is not as hard to time and capture the peak moment , as you have done here. Well executed.
gary ellwein
08-26-2012, 03:52 PM
Well done Bill. The image is nicely exposed with great feather detail. The image and narrative allow us to share your morning at the beach.
dankearl
08-26-2012, 03:53 PM
Really nice details and superb wing position and pose.
Excellent!
Daniel Cadieux
08-26-2012, 06:55 PM
Yep, anytime you see a bathing bird keep your lens on it! Awesome outstretched wings and I like the water drops. I'm personally torn on the comp...I feel there is too much room below, but at the same time I like that we can see the surface of the water.
Josh Clark
08-26-2012, 08:02 PM
Outstanding flight shot! Really love the wing flare and water droplets.
Jim Crosswell
08-26-2012, 08:18 PM
Excellent image Bill. I like the wing position, water drops and exposure.
Ken Watkins
08-26-2012, 11:47 PM
A wonderful capture of the "moment", thanks for sharing
Bill Dix
08-27-2012, 08:33 AM
Thanks, everyone, for the kind comments.
Daniel, I did ponder the crop, and tried a horizontal version (shown here as a traditional 3:2) as well as the vertical OP. Since the bird's motion was mostly up and down rather than forward, I felt the vertical better expressed that. But I guess there are arguments for both.
Karl Egressy
08-27-2012, 08:46 AM
Different folks, different taste. Personally I like the vertical (original) better.
I like the wing position, feather details, pose overall and the water droplets, Bill.
Marina Scarr
08-27-2012, 12:32 PM
The vertical crop I find more powerful and I would stick with it. Great action captured here, and just love the pose of the wings and the water droplets.
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