Least Tern Chick

[denise ippolito]

Canon 1D Mark III
500 mm +1.4 ex
1/2000 sec. at f/8
ISO 400
Tripod
Manual mode

I went to Nickerson Bch. this morning hoping to see some chicks and ran into Joe S, Gen and Bill.
lg. crop. I left the OOF green vegetation in the image. I felt it kept the large BG from looking sterile.

[arash_hazeghi]

so cute Denise! love it

[Joe Senzatimore]

Very sweet and comical moment captured wonderfully. Might crop a bit off the bottom. Just my taste , but a bit too much oof foreground for me. Good job on exposure as we both know the light was tough at this time. Great to see you as well and looking forward to more .

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Denise, loved the unique pose. excellent low angle. that catchlight adds a lot here. I am liking all the space too. Well done.

[Grace Scalzo]

Totally sweet, Denise. I think that the pose is unique. Love your negative space, but I think Joe has a nice idea.

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Denise,

I love the pose. Capturing the chick on it's rear-end adds a since of humor in my opinion. Well exposed and sharp. I like that you left the out of focus vegetation in the image. Joe's suggestion might be worth exploring but is very nice as presented.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

That is a very funny pose, thanks for the smile. The raised feet make this one for me. The wide crop works really well. Would it be possible to get more details in the blade of grass in the BG?

[Troy Lim]

Denise, a great moment there. Love it.

[Arthur Morris]

Pose priceless. New COMP optional :)

[Harshad Barve]

Amazing , such a priceless picture this is , Loving repost by Guruji here
TFS

[denise ippolito]

Thank you all very much for the kind comments.
Artie, I like the repost -it might be a tiny bit too thin? I'll have to look at it in the morning again. Thank you for taking the time. I like that you left the little green plant in the scene:)

[John Ippolito]

Way cute, Denise. Just a captivating pose sitting back with the feet up. It just makes me want to know what the little one is looking at up above. Beautiful image to ponder:)

[Stu Bowie]

The seated pose, with the raised feet puts this over the top Denise. Great DOF effect too. Well captured.

[Arthur Morris]

Thank you all very much for the kind comments. Artie, I like the repost -it might be a tiny bit too thin? I'll have to look at it in the morning again. Thank you for taking the time. I like that you left the little green plant in the scene:)

YAW. The original post simply had too much space. If you want to make it a bit wider--I would be fine with that--you would need to first move the tall plant to the left.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you all for your kind comments. Much appreciated.:)
Artie, I will re-crop this. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Nick Palmieri]

Very nice pose Denise. These guys are way to cool.

[denise ippolito]

Nick, I agree these little ones are too cute. :)

[Michael Zajac]

Adorable pose and the added space is nice.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Really cute this Denise, loved the pose and the feel in the frame..

[denise ippolito]

Michael and Kiran, Thank you for your kind words.:)