Caspian Tern

[Stu Bowie]

Taken in the skies of Cape Town during my december holidays. I zoomed out to make sure I didnt cut off any wing tips. 6.30am

Canon 50D
100-400 @250mm
1/5000
F/5.6
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lonely flight pose with excellent exposure and detail. Fine work Stuart.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Bro, this is awesome! Even the angle of the head (to me) matches its flight direction perfectly. Super comp and love that sky.

[Morkel Erasmus]

one of the best tern shots I've seen in a long time mate. exposure, comp, HA all spot on!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Stuart, liked the vertical crop. The diagonal orientation gives enough space in the front of the head. Contrast of bill and the sky is very striking. Well done.

[Grace Scalzo]

Stuart. I really like your composition. Very strong and interesting.

[Stephen Stephen]

Stuart I too like this post a lot. I just wish that you had posted it at a slightly larger size.

[Dan Busby]

Stunning image of one of my favorite birds Stuart. I am getting some "sparkles" on the top of the head and wonder if they are water droplets or signs of slight over-sharpening.

[Vida van der Walt]

Super shot Stu! Ditto on the wonderful pose, comp, great detail and exp.:)

[Dave Barnes]

great angle of flight well captured. Must agree with Dan on the sharpening though? (also shows up the noise below the wings, I think)

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the great feedback. Much appreciated.