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[arash_hazeghi]

I spent an hour in the evening photographing terns in Bolsa Chica. Terns show this behavior after emerging from a dive, they dry themselves in an rapid shake induced by twisting their bodies. I have captured this behavior before, but it is the first time I see the head turned completely upside down.



EOS 1DX 600II + 1.4XIII f/5.6 1/4000sec ISO 800 hanhdled. I Hope you like it

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Stunning and very unique perspective Arash! The whites are exposed perfectly.

[shane shacaluga]

Great mid-shake image. You have us used to your sublime techs and this one is no different.

Lovely unique pose, IQ and BG are top class

This water droplets in the air really bring this one to life

TFS

[keith mitchell]

Arash and here's me struggling with stationery birds, water droplets, exposure and a upside down bird all look super, could not ask for more.


Regards Keith.

[John Robinson]

Great behaviour and IQ on this one Aresh. I thought the whole bird was upside down at first!! A lot of smaller birds do this complete head turn when bathing but its too fast for me to catch and be sharp.
Good work as usual.
John

[Faraaz Abdool]

Whoa, amazing shot Arash. Love the droplets, and the exposure is balanced perfectly.

[Bradley James]

Perfectly timed image

[Mike Poole]

A very unusual pose to capture and technically perfect

[Sandy Witvoet]

Amazing capture! Love the water droplets.... and techs look perfect. Only "issue" (not with the image itself) but if someone is unfamiliar with the behavior, it may look rather odd, since there isn't a reference point...."visual info" as to "Why is this bird upside down?" Perhaps the bird smaller in the frame with view of the water from where it emerged might help with just the perspective.

[arash_hazeghi]

Amazing capture! Love the water droplets.... and techs look perfect. Only "issue" (not with the image itself) but if someone is unfamiliar with the behavior, it may look rather odd, since there isn't a reference point...."visual info" as to "Why is this bird upside down?" Perhaps the bird smaller in the frame with view of the water from where it emerged might help with just the perspective.

Thanks Sandy, I think most folks who have observed terns are somewhat familiar with this behavior. BTW, this is almost a full frame image, there is no view of the water surface. Terns perform this shake usually when they are a few yards above the water. with uniform BG, you don't want to make the bird small in the frame because you will lose details.


Best

[christopher galeski]

well caught,good tech's,love the water drop's,nice IQ.

[Peter Scholer]

So sharp and well composed. Shows the behavior perfectly. Well done.

[David Salem]

Great looking shaking shot Arash. I know how many frames it takes to get a good one like this. About as good as a shot like this can get, and at full frame!! Love the water spray too. Well done.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Killer pose, exposure and details. The flying droplets add a ton. By consistently posting top notch flight shots, you make this look easy!