Whiskered Tern

[Stu Bowie]

This was captured at a Wetlands south of Johannesberg. These Terns would fly past the hide in both directions, and it was fun capturing them. The BG is about 800m away, and thus naturally OOF. I managed all sort of flight poses and chose this one to share with you. Taken early morning at 6.05am.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 360mm
1/2500
F/7.1
ISO 800

Manual exposure
Hand held

[Greg Oakley]

Beautiful image Stuart - lovely wing position and super background,
Cheers, Greg

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful shot Stuart.
That background is just lovley, very nice soft light, terrific flight pose and angle.
Excellent details and comp.
Very well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent detail and flying pose, nice head turn and eye contact, Stuart.

[PhilCook]

Nailed it Stuart !....great wing form and liking the slightly banking angle....perfect backdrop too

[gail bisson]

This is excellent Stu!
The BG "is to die for".
Great light and pose. Great catchlight as well.
Well done,
Gail

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful capture, great timing, super details. I like the head and wing juxtaposition. Only one slight reservation, i think I would like a tad more on top and little of the bottom.

[Nick Palmieri]

Very nice angle. I like the light hitting the near wing.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Stuart -

Really like the wing down pose. The detail in the near wing is great and I like that you captured him with full separation between the head and the rear wing. The bg, as others have mentioned is very nice and clean - but still has texture.

Couldn't ask for much more .... except for you to share a couple more with us!

Miguel

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for all the kind words everyone.

[Karl Egressy]

Great shooting angle, excellent wing position especially of the close wing, and nice feather details, Stuart.
I also like the layered background.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic BG, and you gotta love that front wing! The vertical comp presents itself very well for this flight image.

[dankearl]

Another excellent photo, Stuart!
The BG is killer and it is a great look at the wing and nice head separation.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Beautiful light, excellent details, and great eye contact. The crop works well for the pose. As always, well done Stu.