Common Tern

[Simon Wantling]

I took this this week in-between all the rain we're getting here in the UK. I would really appreciate your comments and thoughts as always on how to improve this if needed. Thanks

7D, 100-400mm, F5.6, 1/1000ss EWB, ISO640

[Jonathan Ashton]

Simon an interesting shot. The tern looks rather grey, probably a dull day and surrounding foliage is creating a colour cast but itis sharp and well focused, the background is a little heavy and dark. Maybe warming up and colour correcting would improve presentation.

[Bill Dix]

Nice head angle, and I like the bird well separated from the dark bg. There is definitely a blue cast - the cheek of these guys should really be pretty white. Some warming and brightening - maybe a #85 filter at 20% and a little contrast boost - would help. And I could see it with about half of the piling removed. My personal preferences, of course.

[dankearl]

Excellent light and a beautiful BG. There is a color caste which should be an easy fix.

[Simon Wantling]

Thanks for the comments and advice. Now it's been pointed out i can see the colour cast now. I really need to watch for these things more carefully. I hope the repost does the bird justice now and improves the whole image. As always, so great advice on this forum, so thanks for the help.

[christopher galeski]

nice one Simon,repost is a lot better,but the eye looks a bit dead,thanks for showing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice BG, and the insects on the perch make it more interesting. The repost does look better, but I would definitely work on the eye as it looks like there is a membrane covering it. I'm OK with the comp.