Our Tern

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Posted for THEME (forgot that part)
Courting terns are alot of fun to watch and these two put on quite a show for me. I wish I had boosted the ISO for faster ss but the sun was in and out and I dropped it down for previous shots. This was a tough exposure to get details on those blacks and i wonder if the whites are a little hot looking? I would like your input.
Canon 40D 300 mm 2.8 L w1.4X
ISO 400 f9@1/320
Shot belly flat on the sand.

[arash_hazeghi]

interaction is excellent and I love the fact that you have eye contact from both. Composition is very elegant.

Whites are not hot but they don't have any detail and I am not seeing much detail in the blacks either. Looks like it had too much NR applied?

[Riaan Marais]

Hi Cheryl, I like the catch light in the eyes, but there is no detail in the black or whites, not sure if it is NR?

[Alan Murphy]

Wow, one of my favorites of yours. Just stunning.

[christopher galeski]

loverly image,agree on detail,but still like it.well done.

[Ofer Levy]

Very pretty image Cheryl!

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect in every way, Cheryl.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

interaction is excellent and I love the fact that you have eye contact from both. Composition is very elegant.

Whites are not hot but they don't have any detail and I am not seeing much detail in the blacks either. Looks like it had too much NR applied?

All my images from this shoot had a kid of cloudy soft look to them. Not sure why and i struggled to find detail myself. I later noticed a large smudge on my 1.4. Could that be thew reason? Absolutely no NR at all applied just sharpening.

[Melissa Groo]

Stunning pose m'dear. Gorgeous comp as well. I see what you mean about the slight softness/lack of detail--you didn't happen to wipe the mirror with a t-shirt or anything, did you????
But I think you can get away with that here, as you have an almost painterly effect going on and I think it looks wonderful. Nice job, GF!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Cheryl, great image design with both Terns interacting with each other. I like the crossed bills too. The whites are well exposed, but have to agree that there is no plumage definition. Both Terns still stand out nicely against the grey BG.

[jack williamson]

The eye contact, crossed bills, bg, and comp are superb. As for the softness I like this image just like it is.

Jack

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Stunning pose m'dear. Gorgeous comp as well. I see what you mean about the slight softness/lack of detail--you didn't happen to wipe the mirror with a t-shirt or anything, did you????
But I think you can get away with that here, as you have an almost painterly effect going on and I think it looks wonderful. Nice job, GF!

LOL yeah girl that cost me a 60.00 clean and a 30.00 replacement. Last time I listen to you LOL LOL

[arash_hazeghi]

All my images from this shoot had a kid of cloudy soft look to them. Not sure why and i struggled to find detail myself. I later noticed a large smudge on my 1.4. Could that be thew reason? Absolutely no NR at all applied just sharpening.

Hum...that doesn't sounds right. At this close up distance should get plenty of details. can you post a 100% crop? it's a great image and worth the work to get it absolutely perfect!

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Cheryl! I like the interaction, BG and composition.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Hum...that doesn't sounds right. At this close up distance should get plenty of details. can you post a 100% crop? it's a great image and worth the work to get it absolutely perfect!

Thanks Arash . here is the image with no work on it except for recovery in ACR

[stuart wanuck]

Very well done

[Steve Zamek]

I love the interaction here. The minimalist look, with white whites and dark dark blacks, works for me, regardless of feather detail.