A Fish For You

[Don Lacy]

I thought about getting higher to eliminate the OOF foreground but I liked the effect of having the female Tern partially obscured by the OOF shells. After seeing Sid's images I wish I would have worked the higher angle :)

40D, 500 f/4, 1/1600 at f/8, Manual Mode, ISO 400, Raw, Tripod, medium crop and cloned out OOF dark spot

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent exposure and nice details, interaction is super. just wish for a bit higher angle.

[Arthur Morris]

Good self-critique here. Higher was definitely better. That plus a better head angle for the female. SH and EXP perfect. I am confused by what looks like a shadow on the cheek of the male....

[Don Lacy]

I am confused by what looks like a shadow on the cheek of the male....
Artie, Thanks for your comments it is a shadow from the eye socket the image was made when me and Sid first got to the colony around 5pm and the sun was still a little high in the sky. I thought about removing it but left it in to see if others would notice of course your sharp eyes caught it:)

[Arthur Morris]

Well, I am not so sure about my sharp eyes :) but that is what I thought. The quality of the light however is loverly. You must have had a bit of haze....

[Mike Lentz]

Fantastic image! Wonderful timing and exposure.

[Adams Serra]

Just beautiful!
Great timing Don.

[Grace Scalzo]

Great job with the exchange ... perfect timing. I also like the strip of green across the top.

[Sid Garige]

Exceptional post processing Don. Hoping to make my images as good as yours.

[Danny Laredo]

Love the dreamy effect you got here.
Wonderful moment and interaction.

[Seyed Babak Musavi]

what a very nice shot ,I love this nice interaction ,We have lesser crested tern in iran that they have similar behavior .
with best
Babak

[Kiran Poonacha]

Such a classic Don, great moment angle and setting..

[Joe Senzatimore]

What a great feel to this image. Wonderful moment catured and for me , this angle is perfect.

[stuart wanuck]

hey don any chance of getting the recipe for the framing on image great job

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Don Lacy, smoking!! Very nice, how about some how too ??? As we less than talented folks need to know.. just love it!!
Don H.

[Don Lacy]

hey don any chance of getting the recipe for the framing on image great job
Hi Stuart, Go to canvas check the relative box and type in .07 in both the width and height and pick black for canvas color then size for web.