Royal Tern in flight

[Bill Dix]

D90; 80-400 VR @ 330mm; ISO 400,f/8 @ 1/4000s; matrix metering @ -1.3 EV. Aperture priority. HH.

Sanibel Fishing Pier several weeks ago. Sun had gotten too high, so lighting is a bit harsh and underwing is in shadow. I think the exposure's OK, but would appreciate comment. After taking hundreds of shots, I got very few with the wings in an upward position, and I never could get the Terns to veer enough to fan their tails for the camera. C&C always appreciated.

[Alfred Forns]

I like it Bill Good feel and like the blue bg !!!

Exposure is good and underwing detail not all that bad. Wings are in a pleasing position, straight and sharp with the bird having a good eye contact. Would only take a little of the bottom but you came up with a good looking image !!!

When the birds are flapping the wings about the only way to get the proper position is hammering with the motor drive !!!! ... this is a good position IMO !!

[Lance Peters]

Nice Bill - as AL mentioned- all the techs look good. Good HA and eye contact - you have him before he has flown past you - Good show.
Like it!

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice composition, image and capture Bill, I like this very much...you have a good head angle with a sharp eye and very good color rendition...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Sharp, excellent incoming angle, and the white on the body looks good. Just wish you have a better light angle so you can have more of the underwing details. I've trying to capture tern in flight and it is not easy, well done.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for the kind comments. Thanaboon, I agree about the light. An hour earlier would have been much better.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Bill,
Terns are quite a challenge and you did well with this one. Techs have been discussed, only other thing I noticed is that the point of the bill seems to be very soft. Might want to look at that a bit closer. Good work!