Royal Tern

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image last week at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF HH
1/3200 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 320 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Sharpen AI
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Jonathan Ashton]

Not a whole lot wrong with that one Jo - it's a beauty - well done!!
I like as presented if it were mine (wish it was!) I would have a go at luminosity masking in the whites to try to enhance detail - it is good as is but I feel a little more could be forthcoming.

[Dorian Anderson]

Very nice image, Joseph! Excellent detail across the tonal range, and the feather detail is excellent. Catchlight in eye is perfect, and he's sharp wing to wing. An excellent view of this species.

[Bill Dix]

A beauty, Joe. No nits from me. Great flight shot. As I sit looking out the window on a gloomy rainy day, I am green with envy of you Floridians with such wonderful subjects an hours drive from your home. I'm itching to start traveling again.

[Brian Sump]

Joe, a really nicely presented TIF (Tern in Flight).

Nice, warm light, processed well and sharp as it can be. Additionally, great job getting focus wingtip to wingtip!

Well done my friend!

[John Mack]

Nice flight frame of this tern. Nice light. I like the crop.

[Arthur Morris]

DATPA. In perfect world the wings would have been raised a bit and the bird would have been correspondingly lower in the frame.

with love, a

[Joseph Przybyla]

DATPA. In perfect world the wings would have been raised a bit and the bird would have been correspondingly lower in the frame.

with love, a

Hi Artie, thank you for commenting and viewing. I looked and do have one with the wings raised more.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.