Swift Tern

[Kobus Tollig]

Canon 40D
100-400mm @ 400mm
1/1000 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 500
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Lamberts Bay South-Africa
All Comments and Crits Welcome and Appreciated

[Randy Stout]

Kobus:

Lovely soft light, attractive bird, sharp. The near wing displays beautifully, wish the back wing showed a bit more fully.

The colors in the background are complimentary, I wish he wasn't flying right along the horizon line. If possible, a slightly lower shooting angle would have place him against the sky.

Thanks for sharing him.

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with Randy about the horizon line, but Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate and hard to predict exactly where the birds will fly. Super light, and the near wing is very nice. Good overall comp, could use a bit more above but nothing major. Looks like the head may be angled slightly away?

[Stu Bowie]

Sweet light Kobus, and love the upturned wing. Nice and sharp against a great BG. Well captured.

[Grady Weed]

The light, soft and buttery! As for the horizon, well, you took what you got. Other than that, a nice image. Perhaps a bit brighter maybe.