Going Fishing

[Gus Cobos]

Note: The under wing shadows are prominent. Composition and angle of capture was executed under harsh sun light conditions in order to record the tern’s flight pattern and feeding habit.


This little guy was flying back and forth, circling and gliding looking for fish along the shore, one early morning at Estero Beach. He was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5 - f/5.6G. VR


Image solution:
focal length @ 200mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 320 / 1/650sec. - f/11 / white balance @ auto / AF - mode @ dynamic range, auto - continuous / color space @ sRGB /lighting solution - no speedlight, ambient light / exposure comp @ +1.3EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +1 degrees / saturation factor @ +1 degrees / support platform - no tripod, hand held /


Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great capture my friend. Looks very well exposed and composed. Excellent BG.Only thing that you mentioned is the under wing shadow.
Regards,

[Alfred Forns]

Gus knows birds !!!!!! I like it a lot Gus Great wing position and calling !!! ....was that bird talking to you? :) btw great position in frame !!! Really like this one !!!!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Gus,
Stunning capture my friend! My only nit is that I can see a halo around the head.
Regards,
Nicki

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I like the placement in the frame and the expression on the tern. Pretty good for harsh lighting:). Very nice.