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Roman Kurywczak
08-09-2011, 04:19 PM
Congratulations Tin Man Lee for your image "Tern Diving for Fish - repost" being chosen as the Avain Image of the Week for the week ending 7/15/2011!!!


Lucky to live just 90 mins away from Bolsa Chica. I stopped by for an hour to photograph the terns last Sat at 6pm. There were about 10 other photographers near the little dam area on the south side. I guess I was the only one handholding the 500...

1D IV, 500 f4, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/3200s, handheld

LR3 and CS5.

The tern just got the fish, but was dropped, and right before the fish hit the water, the tern dived down to catch it.

I like the action. The background wasn't a green background that I wanted but I will take it.

And after the tern caught the fish, another tern dived down trying to steal that fish. I was able to also get that shot but the wing was clipped on the second tern.. too bad.. but man, what a treat to witness those crazy actions.

OP link: http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/86353

Susan Candelario
08-09-2011, 04:56 PM
Outstanding capture and a very well deserved win! Big Congrats!

Marina Scarr
08-09-2011, 07:28 PM
This image totally deserves to be the IOTW and huge congrats on this one, Tin Man.

Harshad Barve
08-09-2011, 08:29 PM
Congratulations Tin

Tin Man Lee
08-09-2011, 09:26 PM
Thank you very much! Thank you all for your kind critiques and comments! It's my great honor!

Indranil Sircar
08-10-2011, 12:52 AM
Congratulations Tin Man! A well deserved win!

Tin Man Lee
08-10-2011, 01:46 AM
Thank you! What a nice birthday present to hear this news as July 15 is my birthday.

gail bisson
08-10-2011, 04:35 AM
A big congrats Tin Man!!
Gail

annmpacheco
08-10-2011, 07:48 PM
Hey happy birthday and what a catch, just excellent. congrats

Hilary Hann
08-12-2011, 02:37 AM
Congratulations on a fine image.

Daniel Cadieux
08-12-2011, 06:56 AM
Way to go...well deserved!

Ron Sprunger
08-13-2011, 12:52 AM
Congratulations! Well deserved on a most exciting image.

Tin Man Lee
08-15-2011, 12:20 PM
Thank you all for your kind comments. I have to thank Jim Neiger who taught me many wonderful BIF techniques this past year.

Brendan Dozier
08-15-2011, 01:05 PM
Congratulations Tin Man! Awesome action capture!

Aidan Briggs
09-12-2011, 09:32 PM
Congrats on a great image!

Tin Man Lee
09-13-2011, 04:55 PM
Thank you all very much for your kind words! It was a great honor.

arash_hazeghi
09-14-2011, 10:25 AM
Excellent congrats~

Tin Man Lee
09-14-2011, 06:20 PM
Thank you, Arash! And thanks for all your expert comments which really helped me improved.

Arthur Morris
09-19-2011, 07:14 AM
Love the hunched pose of the tern. Good HA on the fish :)

Cheryl Arena Molennor
09-24-2011, 12:45 PM
Super cool image congratulations

Dan Walker
09-25-2011, 01:53 PM
congrats, well deserved. Great action pose.