Elegant Tern

[Doug Brown]

This bird had great-looking plumage and picked the right light to pose for me. Photographed on my recent trip to So. Cal.



Canon 50D, 400mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO 400, manual exposure, hand held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose and good light. I might sharpen the wings and body a bit more.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Lovely image Doug.. loved the pose and light on this one...

[Stu Bowie]

Perfect timing to capture the outspread wings Doug, and certainly the best pose you could ask for, with the turned head. The sweet light shows nicely in the hint of clouds. Well captured.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

magic soft light and beautiful pose!!!

[Morkel Erasmus]

sweet pose and light here Doug, the tern pops very nicely! ditto Axel on a little bit more sharpening.

[Steve Maxson]

Very nice pose, light, and exposure, Doug. Ditto a little more sharpening on the head and body. Well done.

[Juan Aragonés]

I like the fantastic eye contact, pose and light. Perfect balance between the BG and the light plumage of the bird. Another vote for more sharpening for web presentation :-)

[Aidan Briggs]

Lovely pose, BG, light, and details. Where in So. Cal was this taken?

[Arthur Morris]

A somewhat awkward pose with the techs perfect. Was this at Bolsa Chica? I went once in April just for this bird and got skunked...

[James Salywoda]

I like the pose captured Doug especially the fanned tail feathers.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Like the pose Doug, and good exposure on the whites!

[Doug Brown]

Yes it was Bolsa Chica Artie.

[Doug Brown]

It was taken at Bolsa Chica Aidan. It looks like Jim Neiger and I will be doing a couple of workshops there next July.