This was taken at Palo Alto Baylands last week. The tern tried swallowing the fish; lost it twice and still managed to catch it with some exciting acrobats. I liked this one because the extended tongue and its reflection on the wing. Do you think the light was harsh? The settings were -
Interesting story, Indranil. I like the curves in the tail , wings and bill shadow. Deep blue sky is nice. The open bill and tongue are interesting but look a bit uncomfortable in this image to me. Cropping a little from the right would decentre the bird and you could probably add the same amoiunt to the left to maintain the aspect ratio.
The shadow on the wing is priceless! Great and original! Only wish the bird's left wing was better lighten, but it looks very good despite that. Congratulations!