Royal Terns

[John Mack]

Royal terns having a conversation on the beach in the early morning. The head angles of the birds isn't ideal here. Image adjustments in Lightroom. Hand held, full frame.

Canon 5D MarkIII
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
421mm
ISO 800
f5.6
1/1500sec

[gail bisson]

Good POV but an inch higher and you would have gotten the left birds' feet showing.
Exposure perfect.
Good DOF.
Nice 2 tone ocean BG.
I do not mind the head angles but wish you had the right bird a bit more parallel to the sensor.
Do you have a bit more room on the RHS-I find the image a bit tight here.
Very nice interaction portrayed

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, lovely low perspective, and well timed to have captured the behaviour. Well exposed on both, and I like the soft light. Another vote for adding more room to the RHS.

[William Dickson]

Lovely image John. I get the impression that the birds are having a squabble, and the bird on our left is winning, and pushing the other one back. The crop works for me. Lovely light you got here and the facial expressions are priceless.

Will