Theme Bringing it home

[Glenn Conlan]

The Terns this year at our local wetlands are in huge numbers. This is a head on shot of one of the thousands of birds returning to the colony. Thanks for looking and your CC's. Nikon D5, 600mm, F5.6, ISO1600, 1/3200 sec. Hand held group focus tracking.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Glenn, you nailed the focus right on the head and I like the symmetric wing positions and the fish

funny I have a frame from Bolsa just like this, was going to post it but you beat me to it

TFS

[Arthur Morris]

Nice one Glenn (as noted above by Arash) as expected. Is this a crop from the top?

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[Glenn Conlan]

Nice one Glenn (as noted above by Arash) as expected. Is this a crop from the top?

a

Thanks Artie and Arash, this was a crop from all sides

[Kirk Benson]

Yes, crazy number of Terns this year, lots of fun for us. Excellent crop and placement in frame Glenn, I too really like the symmetry and arch of the wings. Very well done as always.

Kirk

[Adhika Lie]

Nothing to dislike from this image, Glenn. The symmetry is nice. I will probably rotate it CW a little bit.

[gail bisson]

The symmetry of the wings really make this shot.
The whites look great.
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome head-on flight pose! The fish adds a lot of interest too. If anything I would be tempted to darken the forehead a tad, but this is probably natural as is anyhow. Good stuff.

[David Salem]

Great looking hat on frame Glenn and I really love the position of the anchovy. The comp is perfect with a bowed wings and I like the overall details. I agree with Daniel about reducing the highlights on the head. See you out there soon.

[Lorant Voros]

Fantastic head on shot. Fish is a super bonus. All has been said above; I love pretty much everything about it. Super well done.