Iceland 2019
I was sitting in a roadside ditch photographing terns in flight when this guy landed on a post about 20 feet away.
This image is not for those who are afraid of color!!
This is FF with a sliver of canvas added on the LHS and top.
I did reduce the saturation of the yellows slightly (thinking of you Dan K.!)
Canon 1 DX 600mm v3
ISO 1600 SS 1/2000 F 5.6
Looking forward to seeing what you guys think of that yellow! Yeah or Nay?
Last edited by gail bisson; 07-13-2019 at 06:09 AM.
Yay for the yellow - and everything else for that matter - great pose and I always love it when you get a view of the tongue as well. A really minor nit would be to try and enhance the catchlight a little but otherwise I really like this one
The pose on the bird is great. Also really like the background. The yellow looks fine to me. More room at the top would have been nice but you already addressed that.
Haha spokestern for “suck it up buttercup!” I like the yellow and the tern’s announcement. Maybe more canvas and I like mikes idea for a little eye work. Good weathered post too!
The yellow is a terrific BG for this with the brilliant oranges Gail and I love the way it segues into tawniness at the top half. Nicely timed on the wing stretch and big squawk. You had a lot of brilliant white here and you have nailed the exposure while still preserving detail in the black cap. A big Yeah!
Love the bird and the pose and the (yellow) BKGR. Would add some more room above and behind. Was the post crooked in the ground?
with love, artie
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Looks great on the yellow, and the calling pose adds some nice action. Details/exposure is spot on. I agree he/she could use more room (which you don't have !), but I don't think you should add/change catchlight. It was obviously cloudy and a catchlight will look phony.