Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: My turn at the Tern

  1. #1
    Avian Moderator Brian Sump's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2020
    Location
    Golden, CO
    Posts
    2,658
    Threads
    230
    Thank You Posts

    Default My turn at the Tern

    Name:  2020-05-14-Fosters-Tern-Brian-Sump_6475-SIG-FORUM.jpg
Views: 454
Size:  494.1 KB

    This is a Foster's Tern I believe, who came across my shooting path when I was looking for some waterfowl. It could be a Common, but Sibley's says Foster's have a white tail with gray border, which I believe fits this bird.

    I had it exposed pretty well in camera but struggled to get separation between the eye and black crown in post.

    Anyway, I was able to bring some details out of the white. A slightly yellow right wing and underbelly were present in the RAW and I think evidence of the sunrise light.

    D850
    Sigma 500mm
    HH
    ISO 4000
    1/3200
    f4

    In hindsight I would've dropped a stop of SS and reduced ISO.

    Post in C1P and PS.

  2. #2
    BPN Member dankearl's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Portland, Oregon
    Posts
    8,833
    Threads
    1,358
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice flight pose, the IQ for me is subpar, like you worked on it too much.
    Dan Kearl

  3. #3
    Avian Moderator Brian Sump's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2020
    Location
    Golden, CO
    Posts
    2,658
    Threads
    230
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Dan, it was cropped at probably 55% but cropped from 45mp so I thought it would hold up. Perhaps that's the issue.

    TFC

  4. #4
    BPN Member dankearl's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Portland, Oregon
    Posts
    8,833
    Threads
    1,358
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Brian,
    I think birds in the sky are a really tough exposure almost always, and are
    usually not that interesting to me.
    It is most likely exposure I think, especially in not good light.
    iso4000 for a sky shot is a lot....
    Dan Kearl

  5. #5
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Ithaca, NY
    Posts
    10,421
    Threads
    1,708
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Details look good in the whites. I like the framing.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics