Arctic Tern

[Glenn Bartley]

Here is an Arctic Tern from its nesting grounds up in Churchill, Manitoba.

All the best!

Glenn



Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 8
Flash: On
ISO: 400
Focal length: 400mm

[Mike Milicia]

Very nice! Great wing position, head angle, fanned tail, and open bill is a real plus.
Eye gets a bit lost at this size.

[Joe Senzatimore]

I think just a hint of catchlight would put this beauty over the top.

[Lorant Voros]

I would try to bring out some more detail in the black, so the eye would be more visible. Very nice shot with the colors, pose and open beak.

[Randy Stout]

Glenn:

Very nice pose, esp. the flare of the tail, sharp, nice colors. Agree about the eye/blacks. Certainly worth some tweaking to see if you can bring them up just a bit.
I would judge the sharpening to be right on the edge, as there are some jaggies showing up on the margin of white and black on the leading primary.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm sure the eye looks great full-size, but for web posting I agree a bit of tweaking to bring it out may be optimal. Other than that all I can say is WOW what a pose...I absolutely love the swooping curves and open bill!:cool: The sky is of a particularly pleasing hue...

[Tim Rucci]

Beautiful wing position and a superb capture overall. I'd be proud of this one. Congratulations!
Agree that tweaking the blacks and bringing out a slight bit of eye detail would make it even stronger.

[Lloyd Spitalnik]

Hi Glen,
I'd be proud to have this image in my files as is. I know what it takes to get great flight shots. I'm not sure everybody does ;)

[DanLim]

I sure did a lot of those but never had the chance to get that pose. Really nice. I agree about the eye.