River Tern incoming pose in morning light

[Somdeb Biswas]

I shot this River Tern in a recent trip to Manglajodi, Odissa, India in the early winter-morning light. I took the risk of shooting wide open to push up the shutter speed, hand holding and standing on a manual boat.
Nikon (D500 & 500 f4) Shutter - 1/3200 seconds, F – 4, Exposure Program - Manual control, Metering – Spot, ISO – 800, WB – Sunny, Focus Mode – AF-C.


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[John Mack]

Looks quite good for the difficult shooting conditions. Like the light and that sweet green background.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good head-on pose in great light. The square comp works well enough. A bit "smudgy" in lower right corner, I'd be tempted to clean that corner up.