Elegant Tern

[arash_hazeghi]

I got this frame while shooting an airshow in SF last week. This is a typical behavior for all terns, they shake themselves after an unsuccessful dive, it happens pretty fast but with the right technique you can capture it



1DX 400 DO II + 2X III. ISO 1000. f/8 at 1/3200 sec. hand held. processed with DPP 4.3

[gail bisson]

I have tried for 5 years to photograph the "tern shake" without success.
Everything looks good! I especially like the water droplet trail from the beak that shows the circular motion of the head shake.
Gail

[Colin Driscoll]

Excellent! Sharp wingtip to wingtip with great action.

[Karl Egressy]

Great action shot, exquisite pose. Especially like the eye contact and open beak beside the shake.

[Robert Kimbrell]

A stunner image, I love the background and sharpness.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Terrific action Arash. Perfectly timed. Love it.

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Nailed it mate, well done!