Least Tern Courtship

[Sid Garige]

From last season.
Canon 7D 500mm F4
F8 1/1200

[Patricia Nordforss]

A really beautiful image with excellent komposition, lovely colours and sharpness.

with kind regards
Patricia Nordforss

[Levina de Ruijter]

I love the diagonal composition very much. Great interaction going on. The whites are very well controlled, as are the blacks. I love that blurry foreground; as if they are on a cloud - just lovely. I am impressed with how you managed to make the white of the birds stand out against the all white background. Great work. I only wish the wing and tail weren't cut off - such a pity. But still a wonderful image.

[Carel v/d Sanden]

A beautiful photograph of a type I have ever seen.

[Maureen Allen]

This is a very beautiful and sensitive image, Sid.

[Todd Frost]

Wonderful image Sid and nice moment captured. Nice and sharp, a few areas on the whites that are close but not blown. Good job on balancing the tough exposure with white/black bird and environment
TFS
Todd

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Sid I can not wait to work the colony again this summer. Great HA on both birds and you know I have no problem with clipping the wings and tail of the male Tern. I think you could make the image even stronger if you toned down the whites on the neck of both birds just a tad more.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Don't mind the clipped wings. The image tells a great story. Well done Sid! :)

[Bhushan Dalvi]

Sid, beautiful composition and excellent exposure in this one.

[arash_hazeghi]

gorgeous Sid!

[Kiran Poonacha]

I really loved the dream like feel here Sid, the whites are beautifully done.. TFS

[Michael Stern]

Sid,
Excellent Image....again!!
you are killing us mere mortals with your images!!
Mike

[Milt Berko]

Magnificent image, Sid. Beautiful composition and interaction. I love the manner in which you have made the whites of the bird stand out from the white background. Well done!

[Craig Brelsford]

Hi Sid, good control (as has been noted) over the whites. I very much appreciate the behavior that you've captured here. The clipped wings don't bother me. I'm left with some questions, however. What's the cottony white stuff at the bottom? Also, what's the BG? Am I looking at clouds? Were the BG and foreground manipulated so as to create the dreamlike effect? If so, I have no problem with that; indeed, I'd like to know your modus operandi.

[Sid Garige]

I'm left with some questions, however. What's the cottony white stuff at the bottom? Also, what's the BG? Am I looking at clouds? Were the BG and foreground manipulated so as to create the dreamlike effect? If so, I have no problem with that; indeed, I'd like to know your modus operandi.

Craig,

Clouds in the foreground are white shells and background is white sand. Florida has some very nice white sand beaches. Image is straight out of camera. Only cropped and minor adjustments in photoshop.

[Richard Dubiel]

A stunning shot Sid, absolutely brilliant!

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Absolutely stunning image !!