Common tern over wave

[Grace Scalzo]

From Nickerson Beach.

1/2500, f8, iso800
Canon 1dx, 600f4 + rrs tripod

[Diane Miller]

This is wonderful -- a piece of art! I love how the bird is framed by the OOF wave. The "detail" in the wave to the right of the bird balances the composition beautifully.

[adrian dancy]

This is one of the best flight shots I have seen for a good while. I'm glad you have not cropped into the bird further. It is the right size for the image. The bird looks sharp, well placed and stands out well from the background which itself is brilliant.

[Markus Jais]

Awesome shot. The wave behind the tern is fantastic. Everything is perfect is this one.

Markus

[dankearl]

Off the charts, even for you!
Such a great comp with the wave as the frame, as nice a tern photo as I have seen.
Cool downstroke wings, nice angle for the bird, sorry to gush, but zero critique from me.

[gail bisson]

This is so clean and razor sharp! Great comp.
I can smell the ocean and feel the wind with this one.
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Grace! I like the sharpness, wave, IQ and composition. It would look great hanging on the wall.

[Marina Scarr]

I am with Gail on this one in every way. This is a terrific small in the frame image!!!

[Don Railton]

All been said grace... and I agree with every word...

[christopher galeski]

excellent image Grace,its all been said,well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

dynamic pose [;us sharp details. I also like the wave well done

[Loi Nguyen]

Grace, great mop, flight pose, sharpness, and in good light. Well done. Loi

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice indeed I love the composition and the details are excellent.

[David Salem]

Great job on this one Grace. All has been said but I had to put my two cents worth in. Beautiful scene as a whole that has everything. Great small in frame shot!!

[Grace Scalzo]

Thank you everyone. I do appreciate your kind words.

[Tim King]

One of a kind, Ms Scalzo.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Grace, you got some great separation between the bird and the background. Not only in terms of dof, but color and contrast as well. Really a nice, dynamic image!

[Satish Ranadive]

This is "Master piece". Absolutely superb IQ, great composition,beautiful flight pose,details and colors.

Regards,
Satish.

[Shawn Zierman]

Gorgeous image. I enjoy the warm light, perfectly composed scene...sure it's luck to catch a wave like that in the background with this flight pose, but you really nailed it regardless, and the "flow" of flight and wave. This is one of the nicest common tern flight images I've ever seen.

[Girish Prahalad]

fantastic!! is all i can say.

[Nick Palmieri]

Awesome capture Grace!