I saw this in your thread at Nikoncafe and thought it stood out more than the aerial combat you had posted here. I liked the aerial combat but this was much more striking in my opinion.
Jim
I would love to capture just one of these in this great pose. Nice colors and certainly sharp. So.......did you ever get the D300 situation fixed? I've held off switching to see what happens with Canon this fall....and what's your take on the Nikon D300.
Nikon refunded my original D300 purchase directly as the replacement bodies they were providing me with were out of the original stock which Melville had received last October, prior to public release.
I purchased two new bodies which were approximately 100,000 US serial #'s urther into production and I haven't had an issue with them.
I still believe the AF is underpowered processing wise for what Nikon's self proclaimed DX flagship camera should provide and I'm waiting to see what the D3X or whatver will be. Personally, I'm still not happy with the overall build quality as compared to the D2 / D3 series but this is what's available currently.
What a great shot! Nice eye contact, pose. Open bill is a plus. I noticed the tern has a band, I was photographing SK at Loxahaatchee this weekend, one of the kites had a color marker and mental band.