Common Terns

[denise ippolito]

Canon 1D Mark III
500mm +1.4 ex
ISO 400
1/300 sec. at f/10
Tripod low to ground
-1 1/3 EV
flash

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice capture of this moment. Setting and angle look good. The blacks could go a bit darker for my taste.

Please keep the 24-hour between images rule in mind. ;)

[denise ippolito]

Please keep the 24-hour between images rule in mind. ;)[/quote]

Sorry, I didn't realize-I thought that the system wouldn't let you in if it was under 24 hours. I should have checked the time on my last post. I will next time. Thank you for reminding me. Feel free to delete this.

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent image Denise , lovely angle here
TFS

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Denise, my kind of image :) I love the low angle and the mood is great. Was this Nickerson? And wher are you taking your Piping Plover chick images? I'd love to come over for a few days...:)
Best,
Nicki

[Stu Bowie]

I like the low angle Denise, and the moment well captured. I also like the softer light in this too.

[Lorant Voros]

Very sweet moment; especially like the eye contact between the birds. Agree to darken the blacks a little.

Lorant

[Michael Zajac]

Denise, Very nice exposure . I like the moment captured and the wing position of the male.

[Robert Amoruso]

I agree with the others Denise. You captured a nice moment well with good wing and head positioning.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you all very much for the kind words. I did a slight curves adj. and it looked good.
Nicki, This was Nickerson and so were the Piping Plover shots. Come over for sure! :)

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful image, Denise. I love the bits of environment that you have included here. Not overpowering, just enhancing.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful image, Denise. Love the soft light, positions and action, environment. Blacks look dark on my screen; maybe I need to make another monitor adjustment.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great image, love the action, birds and comp. Bit more contract would make it even better.

[denise ippolito]

Grace, Bill and Ilija, Thank you all very much for your comments. I appreciate it.:)

[arash_hazeghi]

Another great shot Denise, love how you have included the environment. excellent pose too

[John Ippolito]

Both birds in great position, excellent exposure and Comp, and I really like all of the vegetation in this one. Very well captured, and the blacks look just fine on my monitor. Excellent work!

[denise ippolito]

Arash and John, Thank you both very much. I appreciate your comments.:)

[Steve Berkowitz]

Very nice, Denise, and I like the soft light and background. steve

[Bob Pelkey]

First thought is that the shot looks a little overexposed. The crop and behavior captured is very well done.

[Arthur Morris]

You did really well with this one despite the fact that conditions were lousy. The contrast looks perfect from here. It might need a bit of CW rotation :)

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved this Denise, nice details, loved the angle and feel of the image...

[denise ippolito]

Steve, Bob, Artie and Kiran, Thank you all for your kind comments.:)