Arctic Tern

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm
f/5.6
1/3200
ISO 800

This is another one from the Isle of May. The bird was dropping into the nest, to feed the chick. I can only assume the tern removed the head from the fish, to make it easier for the chick to deal with.

Will

[gail bisson]

Lovely angel pose and fanned tail and a good BG.
Love the fish and POV.
Whites look great.
I am seeing a bit of a magenta cast in the BG (but perhaps there were alders or purplish flowers ?)
Gail

[William Dickson]

Thanks for that Gail. It is flowering plants in the BG(don't know what type), and nettles below the bird.

Will

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Will, you certainly captured a dramatic incoming pose here, and love the single curled tail feather. Excellent exposure on the whites showing good feather detail on the under wings, and his catch a bonus. I'm wondering why you didn't go for the traditional landscape comp to have more space on either side of the wings.

[John Whaley]

I really like this one Will. The Angel wing pose, subtle bg, spread tail feathers and the bait fish all working together in this one.

[William Dickson]

Thanks guys, much appreciated. Hi Stu, I really don't know, I had the room to do that, maybe have another look at it now

Will

[Bill Dix]

Hi Will. These terns display such gorgeous wing positions, and you captured one here. Lovely whites, background, and headless fish. I can see Stu's point, but I think your comp reinforces the idea that the bird was dropping down to a nest.

[William Dickson]

Thanks Bill, your thoughts on the crop, are what would probably be in my head, whilst cropping.

Will

[Alex Becker]

I like this crop due to Bill's reason. I love the wing position and the curled tail wing. The setting and fish are also very nice. Interesting about the fish's head. TFS