Royal Tern
one of the most tame terns i ever ran into. i was getting full frame portraits of it with 300mm lens!! i spent the afternoon working on getting the composition right in the camera instead of cropping down to the compo. i have never used the AF/AE lock button much, but i forced myself to use it that day. i only cropped a sliver off the right side of this one.
D300, 300mm at f/7.1, 1/4000s, ISO 640, manual exp.
thanks for looking. comments and critiques much appreciated.
Great look Harold. How many of the others you took had the open mouth like this? I really see nothing not to like with this.....good exposure , Bg, composition and detail.....it has it all.
Bill
Ditto. Only thing, perhaps stop down a bit more
Great behavior shot, Harold. I like your composition and the BG. The whites look a bit hot on the neck.
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Great capture Harold. I like the comp and BG. The whites do look a tad hot. Great job, congrats.....
The most I am picking up on the whites is low to mid 230's
Bill
i think i have a couple more but it's not as wide. one opening and one closing.Originally Posted by William Malacarne
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william, i found 4 pixels at 242. :eek::D
Hi Mr H - Nice - whites look OK on my screen - tough birds in anything but soft light.
Like the catchlight in the eye - might have stopped down a but more - especially if there is nothing in the BG to worry about.
Was shooting yesterday at f14 - nothing but sky in the BG.
Like it.
Whites look good to me!
Great comp H. Whites look a tad hot on my monitor.
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