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    Default Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

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    Image captured on the Isle of Anglesey
    Olympus E-M1X
    Focal Length : 300.0mm
    Focal length in 35 mm film : 601.0mm
    Exposure mode : Manual exposure
    ISO Sensitivity : 1000
    Exposure compensation : +0.3 EV
    Shutter : 1/3200 sec
    Aperture : F5.6

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    Hi Jon, sadly it's not really working for me, even at 1/3200 the subject appears soft and the lines above distracting. A tighter pano crop I think works better, but even some more additional USM just creates halos. Giving it a tad more punch I feel does improve the look, but I think the softness isn't a keeper.

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    I like the action here, and the water splash adds to that, but I do agree with Steve's comment

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    I agree not totally sharp but it's a starter for this species for me, as soon as I get a better one I will ditch it! I am happy for the time being, I enjoyed the experience.

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    Hey Johnathan

    Tried my hand at getting similar pics of a Turn without much success, your pic is way better than what I could achieve. Problem I found is their eyes are really difficult to get a catch light from. Would be interesting to convert this to a monochrome image as the bird position and water impact may work out quite nicely

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    Nice timing and splash.

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