Least Tern Flight

[Doug Brown]

It's been a while since I posted an image on Avian, and I'm starting to go through withdrawal! :eek3: Here's a Least Tern flight shot from my West Coast Flight workshop with Jim Neiger. They are small and fast, making them much tougher subjects than the Elegant and Forster's Terns.

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Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm + 1.4x, f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 500, manual exposure, hand held

[Luis Villablanca]

Wow! Excellent job controlling the exposure. I love the wing position and the background.

[Melissa Groo]

Fantastic job, Doug. This is pretty much a perfect tern shot on every count. Head turn, wings up, great exp and sharpness, super comp. Something for amateurs like me to shoot for!

[Grace Scalzo]

Good job with this little speedster. Love him (or her) against the brown background.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Superb pose, bird angle, exposure, bg and details, Doug.
Very nicely done!

[gail bisson]

Fantastic job, Doug. This is pretty much a perfect tern shot on every count. Head turn, wings up, great exp and sharpness, super comp. Something for amateurs like me to shoot for! Couldn't agree more.
gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice Doug. Perfect wing positions, and a nice basic composition. Love it!

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent love everything

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Love the BG , the wing position and the sharpness !!

[denise ippolito]

Doug, Beautiful back ground color, it really makes this one special. Sharp and exposure looks perfect!:S3:

[Stu Bowie]

Doug, good flight posture, and overall well exposed. I do like how you have brought out the eye, as their eyes fall in the black plumage on the head - difficult to get right if you havent exposed corectly. :w3

The tern certainly stands out against the BG too.

[Art Kornienko]

Nice job on the whites and love the dark bg.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer details in the whites here, Doug. Love the BG, eye contact, wing position and comp.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment!