Elegant Tern with fish - II

[Binu John]

1DX + 600mm f/4 IS II
1/6400, f/5.6, ISO 1250
All C&C welcome

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Binu, this is a great action shot. Nice exposure in whites, the HA is nice and the fish is a big plus. Well done.

[Ian Wilson]

Stunning capture Binu. Of late, we have had a smorgasbord of terns fishing and this one is right up there. Excellent work. Regards, Ian

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Binu! I like the action, catch, exposure, IQ and composition.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Binu, great action with the Tern exiting out the water with his next meal. Great show of the near wing, and I like the 'boiling' water. I felt you had a yellow cast in the whites. Here is my version by desaturating the yellow channel in hue/saturation. I could have gone all the way but left some yellows so as not to make it look too unnatural.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Either version works for me as I attributed the yellowish cast to early or late light. Not easy to pull an image like this, especially to anticipate where and when the tern hits the water while tracking it. The water action is nice, and I really like that the fish is curled the way it is. There is a water drop creating an extra "catchlight" on the eye at 5 o'clock that I would remove though.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great image, Binu. You captured the perfect moment. Beautiful light, and excellent catch for both you and the Tern.




Geoffrey

[Binu John]

Thanks everyone!

Thanks Stuart! I really appreciate it. I like your version. As Daniel pointed out, the yellow cast is due to the late evening light.

Hi Binu, great action with the Tern exiting out the water with his next meal. Great show of the near wing, and I like the 'boiling' water. I felt you had a yellow cast in the whites. Here is my version by desaturating the yellow channel in hue/saturation. I could have gone all the way but left some yellows so as not to make it look too unnatural.

Thanks Daniel! I'll clone out that water droplet.

Either version works for me as I attributed the yellowish cast to early or late light. Not easy to pull an image like this, especially to anticipate where and when the tern hits the water while tracking it. The water action is nice, and I really like that the fish is curled the way it is. There is a water drop creating an extra "catchlight" on the eye at 5 o'clock that I would remove though.

[Greg Oakley]

Superb timing Binu - its not easy nailing an image like this with the fish in perfect position - well done!

[Grace Scalzo]

Super hard image to execute. Love the bird emerging from the water with the fish. Composition wise, I would love more on the bottom to see where the bird has come from. (Probably a personal preference only)

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Binu , love this capture . Very well executed and nicely processed . Colors are looking good to me in OP .
TFS Andreas

[David Salem]

I love catching frames like this as the Terns are hunting. Perfect HA on both and the exposure and details look great. I shoot allot of Terns in the evening and I like the cast that the setting sun puts on them. Well done Binu.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular action packed image. Every thing has been already said.
I like the way color of fish complimenting with his colors very nicely.

Regards,
Satish.

[stuart wanuck]

nice with good capture

[Binu John]

Thanks again everyone! I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the action and that fish. I would not mind seeing this just a bit wider all around.

Where? Where do you live?

[Binu John]

Thanks Artie! I'll process it again with more space around the subject.
I live in San Francisco bay area. This was taken at Shoreline Lake in Mountain View, CA (https://www.google.com/maps/place/37...5'41.1%22W)

Love the action and that fish. I would not mind seeing this just a bit wider all around.

Where? Where do you live?

[Arthur Morris]

YAW Binu and thanks for the map. Do you get down to Bolsa Chica at all?

[Binu John]

YRW Artie! I've been to Bolsa Chica once and I'm planning to go next year.

YAW Binu and thanks for the map. Do you get down to Bolsa Chica at all?