River tern in flight

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Canon 1D4, 700mm
1/2500, f6.3, iso 800, manual, handheld

This is from December last year from Pune, India.
The bg should have been green (a mountain slope), but there was thick fog that morning.
It was cool to get this guy as he emerged from the fog into the light (although I wish I had the green bg).
Small crop for comp.

All comments appreciated.
Thanks.

[jack williamson]

This is very well done and I like the BG just like it is. The bird is very graceful looking and sharp. The exposure is right on.

Jack

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent flight pose captured Sidharth, Loved the Nice details in whites and wings.Nice eye contact,open beak and BG.Wish to see you in coming December in Pune.

[Bruce Enns]

Excellent job on this Sidharth, exposure is perfect, I like the comp and the bird has good details and great blacks on the head, revealing the eye nicely. Well done.

[dankearl]

Another nice work with a challenging subject.
Nice exposure, comp and very nice focus.
I like the foggy BG.

[Frank Schauf]

Really nice flight shot and great details.

[christopher galeski]

nice flight shot,good details,nice lighting.

[Tony Whitehead]

Graceful bird well captured, Sidharth. I think the foggy BG works well making the image almost monochrome apart from the color of the bill and feet.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, love the flight pose with the extended far wing. Exposure spot on, sharp, and I like your overall comp.

[yogesh_puranik]

awesome sid..superb expo and nice freeze.. taken at Kavadi or Pashan Lake?

[Randy Stout]

Sidharth:

Sharp, well exposed, nice angle in the frame, BG works for me.

This pose makes for a challenging comp. It seems like too much neg. space below to the right, but I don't think this wing position gives you much in the way of options.

I like the slightly open bill and catchlight.

Cheers


Randy

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks all. Appreciate the comments.
Satish, definitely, will get in touch the next time I'm there.
Yogesh, this was taken at Kavadi. Nice place - my first visit there. The scene at Pashan was really sad - it's nothing like it was until a few years ago.