Common Tern

[Brian Barcelos]

Went out for some photos this afternoon but within five minutes of getting to the shore it started poring. This is the better one out of maybe ten pics I was able to take. I cloned out a tag ring on his left leg and this is about 85% of the full frame. Thanks for looking. All C/C appreciated.
Brian



Canon EOS 20D
Aperture-Priority
Tv 1/1000
Av 9.0
Evaluative Metering
Exp Comp +1/3
ISO 200
Tamron 200-500mm@500

[Ed Cordes]

Good pose with a nice sharp beak. I wish I could see the eye better. Can you lighten it?

[Brian Barcelos]

Thanks for the comment Ed. This is as much as I could lighten the eye. I tried but it just did not look natural.

[Harshad Barve]

Apart fron dark eye , this is striking good for me
Harshad

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

THe lack of "eye" is a bit of a letdown. But the pose is great!

[Grace Scalzo]

Brian, To me, the light (or lack of it!) just makes this totally difficult to get across as everything looks dull. I see you're in MA, I'm on LI and we've had similar challenges with weather of late. Good news, I bet you can go back for more when you have some sun.