Common Tern Leap

[Grace Scalzo]

A behavior and pose that I've had in my mind to try and capture for a while now….came together the other night. Tricky to execute because it happens in a flash.

1/1600, f 5.6, iso1250
Canon 1dx, 600 f4 + rrs tripod

[James Galletto]

You already now I love this one.

[William Dickson]

Lovely Grace. What a capture. Well done :S3:

[Frank Schauf]

Great timing, great action.

[gail bisson]

The timing is perfect. Hard to catch this very fast moment and you nailed it.
Love the ballerina pose ( reminds me of trampoline artist) and the comp is exactly right.
I might increase the exposure a little bit,
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

Well done on an extremely difficult behavior to capture! The pose and water spray are great. Does the bird have prey in its beak?

[Shawn Zierman]

The word poetry comes to mind for some reason....The cresting wave in the upper part of the frame adds some nice visual interest too. A fine example of where a subject can be centered and work very well...

[allanrube]

Excellent capture. I would also second for adding a bit of exposure.

[Mike Poole]

Great timing of a very attractive subject. The shot just balances perfectly composition wise, although I do agree on a tad more exposure

[Richard Flack]

Fantastic image Grace. Love the pose. well done!

[Karl Egressy]

Great timing, excellent action shot, Grace.

[David Salem]

I have been shooting allot of Terns lately so I can relate to how difficult this rising shot can be. Love the pose and the water spray. I like the comp you chose also. One more for bumping up the overall exposure by a bit, maybe a third.
Nice work Grace