Tern Chick -Wing Stretch

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
ISO 320
1/2000 sec. at f/6.3
500mm +1.4 ex
Tripod low to ground

removed a small OOF bird from BG

[David Fletcher]

Still got some cuteness left in it. Lovely comp and the action/display retains interest. Spot on with the viewpoint.

[Randy Stout]

Denise:

Nice pose, open bill, sharpness and exposure, shooting angle, composition.

Its probably just me, but the green behind the open mouth bothers me a bit. I think it might look better with the sandy background.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Amy Marques]

Nice moment captures with the extended wing and love the subtle color of the chick's pink skin against the greys. The image comes across a little flat on my monitor. Great job overall.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou guys and Amy for your thoughts.
Randy nice to see you back!! Hope you are well!!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Great low angle and pose, nice soft light, detail and comp, BG is a tad bussy but it still works well.
Congratuklations!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the raised wings, soft light, angle and sharpness. No wonder they need to warm up once in a while, this image really shows how thin the plumage is. If it were mine, I would lighten the eye a bit.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Great behavior. Love the comp. on this. You left just enough room on the right.

[denise ippolito]

Ramon, Axel, Joe-Thankyou guys very much for your time and help.

[Gal Shon]

Great angle and wing span, I would warm up the colors a little bit.
I don't like the blur you done on the DOF line (on the sides), sorry.

[denise ippolito]

Gal, Thankyou for your time and help.

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely low angle Denise, and love the wing stretch together with the open beak. This is sharp, and well exposed too. Well done.

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, Thankyou for your time.:)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great pose! If anything I wish the green BG was not directly behind the open bill as it made me think it burped or that green is coming out of the mouth. Not sure if that makes sense. Did you blur the BG? Thanks for sharing

[denise ippolito]

Akos, Thanks, I did blur the BG on a layer mask-I may have gone too far.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I just thought because not everything is visibly sharp along the same plane. See what I mean? I would never have picked, if it weren't for the blurred sand behind the feet in the LLC. Just a thought. :)

[denise ippolito]

Akos, Thanks I did notice that after Gal had mentioned it. I just started to do that-maybe I will re-think it!!