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    Default Elegant Tern "Scouring the Waters Edge"

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    Elegant Tern
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    As these Terns are really amazing birds to watch and very acrobatic flyers. I liked the animated pose captured
    by this bird as it was hunting for fish.

    Nikon D300 AFS600 F4
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    Thanks For Looking

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    Great comp, pose, colours. I like the depicted habitat. Good job with the exposure, and nice deatils on the near wing. You may want to enhance the existing reflection in the eye just to make it a bit more "alive".

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    Simply outstanding! Pose is superb, expposure, BG, colors, detail, and shapeness as well as comp, all A+ and again, I loved the BG. Agree with Daniel about the eye.
    Congratulaitons!

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    Excellent pose and colours. Well exposed and lovely light. Ditto the eye, It's always difficult to get the eyes clear on these birds
    Chris Kotze

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    Very nice, I like the bg, makes an eyecatching composition.

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    Just drop dead gorgeous Jim. Masterful! Even the tiny water drops add. As suggested, would try and brighten up the eye catchlight. Top drawer!

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    beautiful exposure, pose is great and the off grass makes the compo work..congrats

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    Amazing BG and a gorgeous image
    Pose, exposure, sharpness are all excellent.
    The only drewback is the eye.

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    Excellent pose and colours
    What an image this is , agreed on eyes
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    always a treat to see a James bif, well done buddy!

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    Very nice pose, excellent exposure at strong light, the BG patches
    actually are balanced. Strong action shot. I like it!

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    Stunning light, and in turn, well exposed. I like the pose, and overall, nice and sharp.

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    Excellent pose James. Love the BG too, water drops add to it for sure. Thanks for sharing. :)

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    Like the vertical crop to this image James. Would love to see more of the eye with a catchlight.
    Well done!

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    I like the flying action and water drops.

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    Very nice lighrt, love the wing, the creamy bg and the opened mouth, I can see its tounge

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    Ditto the eye, but what a super image, excellent pose, well exposed and super com...congrats

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    Well done Jim!
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