Newly Fledged Common Tern

[gail bisson]

Canon 1D MKIV
F 500mm
SS 1/1000
F 7.1
ISO 400
Manual, cropped by ~ 15%
On lowered tripod in water,cloudy day
PP done-NR on BG, levels, saturation and detail extractor on whites at 8% and on rest of bird 4%
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[laurie golden]

Gail,

I think he is perfect. I love the pose and those wings are kind of metallic, very nice. Love the fuzz on his chin and the lifted leg. And the "perch" is great - sand? but seperate from the background.

[Josh Clark]

Great wing spread you captured. I like the varying hill/mounds that you captured this little one on. Adds a little something extra.

[dankearl]

You really extracted the details!
Very nice. The wing position and the position in the frame is very good.

[Maya Raut]

Hi Gail,

I liked the stretched wings, raised foot, eye contact, perch and BG. Great IQ. TFS

- Maya

[Grace Scalzo]

Nice capture, Gail! Little guy is a bit messy with that lingering down, adds to the image. Good background, I could see a tiny bit more room at the bottom.

[Jack Breakfast]

Another vote for more room at image's bottom! Also, what's not to love about this scruffy birdo? Huzzah, etc!

[Satish Ranadive]

Gail,
Extremely beautiful pose with the stretched wings captured. Love great details in whites,raised foot, eye contact, perch and BG.
As usual great IQ.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, great eye level capture, and I like the 'crouching' pose with the raised foot. You have brought out the feather detail on the underwing nicely, and I do like the BG. Another vote for a little more room at the bottom.

[Frank Schauf]

Exellent image quality, great details and sharpness, Gail.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent pose, details & DOF. Like the raised foot & open beak. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice, the stretched wings and the raised leg work nicely to create a dynamic pose. nice exposure and details too

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Gail - great moment to capture and it is well captured! the dynamics are great

[Ofer Levy]

Love it!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the comp as is. Excellent pose...gotta love those fully outstretched wings! The scraggly feathers do add some character to this young fella.

[Martin Lord]

Great image. I like the comp the way it is. I would like the bottom part of the background a little darker. The bird is perfect.

[Jonathan Ashton]

For me perfectomondo, I would not change a thing!

[Bill Dix]

Checks all the boxes for me. Great pose, fuzzy little subject, wonderful detail. Comp looks just right to me.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. I really love the pose, exposed very well, and excellent detail.
Well done.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Really nice Gail. The pose, light low angle and raised foot all great