Forster's Tern

[Joe Senzatimore]

Out with the Scalzos this AM. Spent some time watching the Juvi Terns try to catch a meal.

400ISO f8 at 1/1600th
Cropped for comp.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Joe,
Shows the markings of the juvi nicely and the hunting pose is pretty cool. I like where you placed the bird in the frame comp wise too. I see 2 darkish blobs....one in URC and the other by sig in ULC.......not sure what they are but perhaps smoothing. Could be I was staring at the screen all day too......so let's see if others see it!

[Arthur Morris]

Excellent critique by the lost Landscape moderator. This is a molting adult not a juvie :)

[denise ippolito]

Joe, It was nice to see you and the Scalzo's out there this morning. Beautiful pose and sharp details. I like the placement in the frame and the exposure looks good.

[Grace Scalzo]

Hey, Joe. Nice image...yours is far better than mine! If this is a molting adult, then the other one must have been a juvie. Hey, at least we figured out it was a forsters. Nice seeing everyone, even if not a very productive morning.

[Roman Kurywczak]

he, he, he , he......that's why they rarely let me out of the Landscape forum.....they all look alike to me! Still batting 500 Artie!

[Bill Dix]

Very nice hovering pose, Joe. Good details, exposure and comp. Well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Good hovering pose Joe, and overall well exposed.

[Jim Neiger]

Nice hunting pose and I like the dark sky bg. The dark blobs in the bg simply look like darker clouds to me.

[Doug Brown]

To the above, I would add that I see a color cast on my monitor. Here's a repost with a color balance adjustment layer (magenta/green -4 and yellow/blue +18).

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