Common Tern

[Indranil Sircar]

Common Tern taken few days ago. Here are the settings -

40D Canon 98-280mm @ 280mm
1/4000 sec, f/5.6 Mode: Av Metering: Evaluative Exp comp: +1/3 ISO: 800

Did not realize I was using a higher ISO till later! Applied selective NR, S/H, selective sharpening. Added a bit of canvas at the bottom for this crop. Any feedback would be appreciated.

~ Indranil

[Simon Bennett]

I like the elegent pose and subtleties of grey tone you've captured on the upperparts. The black of the head appears oddly speckled to me.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and eye contact. The black plumage could go a bit darker for my taste.

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks for the feedback. I agree on the black plumage needs to be darker. Here is another version...

[Ramon M. Casares]

Terrific pose, light and comp, love the backside view and the head anlge, exposaure is nice and colors are nice as well. Congratulatons!

[Stu Bowie]

Great angle of flight, and you have brought out the eye nicely against the dark plumage.

[Doug Brown]

I think this is your best flight shot to date Indranil! Well done!