Royal Tern

[Paul Pagano]

Nothing fancy, but a portrait shot of a royal tern down at the beach. Unfortunately not shot in prime light.
Pentax K10D
Sigma 50-500 @500mm
Av f/14 1/400s
CWM 0EV
Tripod. Full frame, sharpened and bg blurred in post processing.

[Fabs Forns]

Not being prime light was a good thing here, because of the side light. Beautiful background and good head turn. Wish the sun was behind you to avoid the shadows, is subtle, on the bird.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice pose and idea. I agree with Fabs' comments and would raise the color temperature a tad.

[Alfred Forns]

Paul I actually like that type light a lot !! Just the light angle would have made a huge difference Would work on the eye area to brighten up !!! A catch light would have helped !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice Paul,
I like the head turn on your bird and the soft blue background...:D

[Dieter Schaefer]

I like the head turn and the smooth background. Shadows don't bother me - side light is usually better for bringing out details than flat light from behind. Not sure about the crop, feels a bit too centered to me. Worked a little on the eye too.

[Paul Pagano]

Thanks Fabs, Alfred, and Gus. Axel, here is a repost with the temp up....not too bad, Dieter. Maybe a bit tight for me but I could go tighter from the original.