Common Tern

[John Mack]

This image was created at Nickerson Beach Park on 6/29/19 at 4:45PM. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 1600
f6.3
1/1600sec

[Aditya Sridhar]

Lovely shot John! Lots to like in this image. Nice wing position, soft light, simple background. I like how the tern pops out against the green bg. I would perhaps crop it a touch more from the bottom to make the bird larger in the frame. Slightly brightening the eye to make it stand out a bit more is a possibility.

[annmpacheco]

I echo Aditya's suggestions, interesting black feather detail around the eye.

[Moe Richard]

Another vote for Adytya's suggestions. The eyes on these birds are extremely difficult to capture well. The light has to be hitting it just right.