Tern Blast Off

[denise ippolito]

Canon 1D Mark III
800 mm lens
1/125 sec. at f/6.3
ISO 500
Tripod

Taken at Fort De Soto
Probably one of my favorite images from Florida this year. It is also my first photographed blast off like this. Thanks to Artie for his help and for a day I won't ever forget.:)

[Indranil Sircar]

This is beautiful, Denise. I love the low perspective with in-focus birds in the background. It amazes me to seeing so many terns blasting off! TFS.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Denise, this is definitely one of my favourites of yours. I love the ethereal feel to this. :)
Best,
Nicki

[Ed Vatza]

1D3 and 800mm... you pulled out the heavy artillery, Denise!

You had a good tutor. I really like the sense of tension in this image. The motion in the birds that have already taken off contrasted to the tension in those still on the ground. Nicely captured.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks folks. I appreciate the comments.
Ed, The 800mm was on loan from Artie.:)

[Patti Edens]

Wow! That is an incredible shot. I've never seen so many terns in one place before. I really like this technique with the birds on the ground sharply in focus and the ones in flight blurred. I can't imagine ever getting the settings right - boggles my mind. Thanks for posting your EXIF. Maybe I can put a cheat sheet in my camera bag in case I ever get an opportunity to do this. :)
Patti

[denise ippolito]

Patti, Thank you for the kind words. I was very lucky to see this happen:)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Denise, this is fantastic! I love the smaller band of in-focus birds contrasting with the much larger band of
blurred in-flight birds. This must have been amazing to watch.:)

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, Thank you. It really was special to watch.:)Photographing it was a dream come true for me.