Forster's Tern

[Doug Brown]

A head shot of a handsome Forster's Tern from Bolsa Chica in Southern California.



Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm, f/6.3, 1/1600, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very good portrait, I like the exposure control, sharpness and BG and might lighten the eye a bit. It looks as if he broke the tip of the upper mandible. Do they regrow? Maybe that is a question for John Chardine.

[Randy Stout]

Doug:

Axel hit the high points. I waned to add that the color in the mandibles is very nice, really adds some punch to the composition.

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

The broken tip was the first thing I noticed in the image. I wonder how he broke it. Good control on the whites Doug, and I agree on lightening the eye.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with the above comments. Good sharpness, and I like the small water drops on the wing. Interesting beak "wound", not sure that I like that - but it is good as a documentation of what can and does happen.

[Ramon M. Casares]

White are border but look Ok on my monitor. Nice exposure control. The broken bill called my atention right away. Nice species and BG.
Congratulations.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Lovely portrait Doug.
Love the BG and feather detail.

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent portrait, Doug. I love the colors and sharpness. The catchlight makes it for me.

[Fabs Forns]

Beautiful portrait, you can see the eye even in the black head. Too bad about the bill's tip, I hope it regrows.

[Gal Shon]

Very well exposed, nicely made portrait.
On my monitor there's a light halo around the head.