Least Tern

[Ilija Dukovski]

One from last year at Plum Island, MA. CC appreciated.

Nikon D700 300mm+TC2.0 f/8 1/800 ISO400


Cheers,

Ilija Dukovski

[Randy Stout]

Ilija:

I like the gradient sky, head turn ,low angle, exposure.

Wish I could see the feet, perhaps a bit more room on the left if you have it.

Cheers

Randy

[Jeannean Ryman]

Very pretty high key look to this. Nice exposure, and a plus to have the catchlight in it's eye.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ilija, love the pastel colours in this, and you certainly nailed the overall exposure. I wish you had posted this larger.

[Richard Stern]

Hi,

I agree with Stuart, and I like the overall high key effect - works really well with such a white bird. Richard

[Gary Esman]

Great low angle, exposure and sharpness. Catch light really makes the eye pop. Very nice

Gary.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Thank you everyone on the comments. I appreciate it.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Ilija,

The comments above by Randy are right on with my thoughts. I love the clean look of the image, but would prefer just a bit more room to the left.

The low angle gives you a very pleasing background, but you do lose the feet. A trade-off that is sometimes hard to settle!

Miguel

[Ilija Dukovski]

Yup, I too wish the feet were visible. Miguel you are right about the trade-off.
Thanks for the comment.

[Troy Lim]

Exposure is spot on, love the head turn, catch light. I agree it is too centered. More on the left will enhance the shot.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice composition and excellent exposure control and sharpness.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with the comments on the comp, but otherwise this is a fine image. Exposure bang-on, and I love the BG.

[Girish Prahalad]

lovely pastel colors in the frame. details, exp & pose are excellent. don't mind the feet being not visible.