TGIF - Royal tern belting it out
Continuing my break from loons; this royal tern was imaged in 3/2010 and never processed. Taken on Boca Grande, Fl.
D300 70-300 f/6.3 ISO 800 1/800s
Post: slight crop from top for comp. Brought up the very dull original catchlight, removed a small piece of debris behind the bird. Selective sharpening
Advice and comments always appreciated.
Cheers
Randy
Boca Grande... Gasparilla Island, lovely place to spend time. Nice image, the open bill calling pose made me smile. Perfect techs as always, lovely composition. Thank you for sharing, Randy.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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Good tern shot Randy- nicely handled whites, with the bright sand too. be nice with more on the right but no big deal.
John
Very nice Randy. Love the colours. The colour of the sand reminds me of my recent trip to the Outer Hebrides. Great pose and facial expression. Lovey POV. Nice work
Will
Excellent pose, but for me the image is just a little tight. That's more my taste of course.
Like the gentle lighting, my fave for white birds if not able to get late or early sun.
Well done Randy. That old tank of yours worked well in the day.
Thanks for sharing.
I agree with Akos here. I hope the bird did not deafen you since you were pretty close:)
I like this one a lot! The singing pose is very good. And the exposure control is excellent. The sliver of DOF is perfect. Everthing seems to fit together nicely.
Excellent image with wonderful colour pallet. Beautiful calling pose and nice POV.
Regards,
Satish.
I agree the comp feels tight, but I like the pose, clean beach, open bill. Good techs and processing too.
Thanks everyone for the comments. Yes, big in frame, tried to play up his attitude!
Cheers
Randy
Yes, these guys do come packed with attitude. Great pose. The breast looks nice and white, the rest feels slightly magenta to me.
I love the low angle and the pose of the bird, nice capture Randy.
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