Caspian Tern with Fish.

[Karl Egressy]

After a huge rain , a small part of Burlington Bay where Grindstone Creek flows into from the marsh, got this coloration.
There were four Terns fishing in the late afternoon sun at that corner.
I removed the red and blue color cast from the bird and brightened the eye as much as I could.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II +1.4x III
ISO 400
f5.6
1/2500 s
HH

[Ivan Sjögren]

Great shot Karl! Perfect wing position, nice details and a good looking water. I think you have gone a bit to far when brightening the eye, it looks a bit unnaturally to me.

[Arthur Morris]

Pose and fish are great but there does not seem to be much feather detail at all especially in the black cap... Or the eye.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The wings look great, and the fish in the bill is a nice addition to have. The eye looks hazy, as if a nictitating membrane was closed. You mention you lightened it but I would not lighten the pupil itself. I work on 99.9% of the eyes on my images and its easy to over do it (been there, done that!)

[gail bisson]

I like the wing position and the unusual color of the water.
The eye looks weird. I think that the nictitating membrane was closed over the eye and when you lightened the area it made the eye look very weird.
Gail

[keith mitchell]

Karl that is amazing colouration for the BG,eye bit as been well covered, do like the overall effect you have created.

Cheers Keith.

[Binu John]

Great actin shot, Karl! Beautiful pose and background! TFS