Whiskered Tern

[Chris van Rooyen]

I captured this image of a Whiskered Tern at Marievale Bird Sanctuary near Johannesburg. The bird had spotted something in the water and hovered for several second above it, giving me time to get a few frames. The light was not perfect, but the white feathers of the tern against the lush green background created a pleasing contrast for me. All comments welcomed.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Date/Time: 2006:12:21 08:36:05
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 500mm
Focal length: 700mm

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wonderful capture Chris with excellent exposure and the action in this image is awesome. Love the BG as well . Lovely image and no nits for me.

[Jim Poor]

A real beauty!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I Iove the color of the BG and the action!

[Mike Milicia]

Great pose and background !
Harsh light gives it an interesting look.

[Sid Garige]

Very nice details and great background. Very well done,

[Isak Pretorius]

Silky smooth! Lovely composition, BG and pose! Stunning!

[David Hemmings]

Wonderful pose, details and a sweet bg, love it!

[Jody Melanson]

Like the pose and BG. I would increase the blacks just a smidgen.

[Steve Ashton]

Fantastic capture superb detail and pose. I agree with Jody the black look a little pale.

[Marko Matesic]

Impressive capture.....wing position and BG are perfect!!