Eager to Learn, Spotlight Image for 11/13/2009 Thanaboon Jearkjirm

[Alfred Forns]

Congratulations Thanaboon Jearkjirm
Wings Up

D700
70-200mm f2.8 VR with 1.7 TC
340mm
ISO 400
f7.1 at 1/2000s
Manual mode
Auto white balance
handheld

Adjust white balance, set white/black point, adjust curve to bring out more white detail, crop, clone out perch and part of another bird on the left side, NR, and sharpen.

Did try to lighten up the eye using brightness adjustment but it came out funny so decided not to, might try other method later.

I know terns are common, but it was my first time seeing one last week when I was shooting gulls. Wish for a more symmetry wing shape and more separation of the head and wing. Surely will go back again for these terns.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Congratulations, Thanaboon!

[denise ippolito]

Great job! Thanaboon, Congratulations!

[Gus Cobos]

Congratulations Thanaboon...a super image and capture...well done...:cool:

[Nate Chappell]

Congrats Thanaboon, great pose you captured nicely!

[Christopher Miller]

Congratulations Thanaboon! Great pose!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Wow, didn't expect this, thank you everyone. Thank you for all the comments, suggestions and critiques, they are all very much appreciated :)

[Nick Palmieri]

Congrats. Nice job!

[Harshad Barve]

Congratulations, Thanaboon!

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition. Congratulations.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Congrats Thanaboon, well deserved.

[Richard Waas]

Congrats Thanaboon.... Super image, congrats!!