Elegant Tern Head Shake

[Jim Neiger]

http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/ET1.jpg
SoCal - 1D3, 500mm, hand held, 1/1600, F5, ISO 400, manual exposure, slight crop

[Dan Brown]

Awesome capture Jim! Looks like someone wrung his neck and threw him out!:D That upper wing is bothering me though, a bit close to the edge.

[Dave Barnes]

Super hand held shot with the 500 and 1D3. Moment well captured.
Must agree with Dan on the wing. You could add a bit of canvas.
Love the spray.

[Markus Jais]

awesome capture. great action. wonderful light and colors.
I agree with the others about the wing.

Markus

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Awesome image Jim. Lovely turn in flight which is always so funny to see.
Nice droplets improves it further. Expo control is cool.

Szimi

[Rich Steel]

Hi jim

I took a similar photo of a common tern last year shaking itself down and when I showed it to a lot of people they couldn't work it out at first as it looked as if the bird was flying upside down. Looks like you have captured this in some nice low sunlight which has lit the tern and the spray up beautifully. Very good exposure and detail and I really like the action you have captured. As with previous comments I think some additional space above the top wing would benefit the composition.

Cheers

Rich

[Morkel Erasmus]

what a pose captured! and those droplets! pin sharp as well. wing close to the edge has been noted. nothing you can do about it when the action happens so fast and try to track it in the viewfinder...:)

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

First time ever seeing something like this, thank you so much for sharing. Love the droplets near the bill, agree about the room at the top wing.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice action shot Jim.

I really like the soft looking light. Well done. Dave

[David Fletcher]

Pretty awesome Jim! Well worth adding canvas for the top.

[Attila Seprenyi]

What a pose you captured. I like the waterdrops and the light looks pretty well too.

[Nagesh Mula]

Its a nice action shot Jim. Congratulations. Only thing missing here is a fish :-)

[Jasper Doest]

Awesome capture Jim. I really admire your handheld technique...

[Chris van Rooyen]

Jim this is spectacular! Light is awesome, sharpness too. Only wish for more space at the top.