Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybridus)

[Juan Aragonés]

Hi all, my first post in this new forum. Best luck with the project to all of you!. This is one of my favourite shots from the past year, a whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybridus) looking for crayfish in the marshland of “Brazo del Este” a protected area in Sevilla (Southern Spain).

Nikon D2X AFS Nikkor 300 VR + 1,4X ISO 200 f5 1/800s handheld

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Juan, huge welcome! Nice to have you with us.

What a lovely image, full of colors and details. The pose works for me and you captured the wings at the right place.

Very nice!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome, Juan. Good to see you here. Great pose, details, composition and BG. You could apply a bit NR on the BG and maybe not sharpen the OOF parts of the left wing to avoid artifacts.

[hugh robateau]

Excellent shot, Juan! Very pleasing background.

[Fabs Forns]

Bienvenido a BPN, Juan!!!

Wonderful, me encanta :)

Axel gave you good advice on how to make this even better.

The colors in the background are to die for. Looking forward to more, specially those Flamingos!

[Glenn Bartley]

Hey Juan,

Welcome aboard :)

I remember seeing this image a while back and just loving it. That BG is just incredible.

[Jody Melanson]

Big welcome Juan! This I think is one of the best angle to catch a bird in flight. You couldn't ask for a nicer, more colourful BG. I agree with Axel on the sharpening.