Indian Whiskered Tern

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• angybone (7672)
• [2007-11-27 4:13]

Beautifully done - wonderful shape on the bird, great detail in the color white which is never easy...awesome!

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• JoseMiguel (5506)
• [2007-11-27 5:42]

Hi Smitha,
This is a very good action shot!
I like very much the moment and flight frozen here, it's a very difficult shoot and you managed to do it with excellent results.
Details caught are so clear, and the pose with the full extended wings let us admire is plumage.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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• SelenE (13822)
• [2007-11-27 5:44]

Hi Smitha,
Nice action shot. I liked the pose you captured of this Indian whiskered tern, wings look beautiful. Lovely warm color tones. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• ramthakur (32172)
• [2007-11-27 5:54]

Regretfully, I have missed a great deal of your quality work in the past couple of months, Smitha.
Anyway, thanks for writing your kind critique on the trio of butterflies I posted today.

This is an excellent capture of a white bird in flight. I have yet to shoot a bird in flight. In fact, I am not good at bird pictures at all. It requires great technical skills to shoot a bird in flight and you have done it admirably well.
Thanks for sharing and warm regards.
Ram

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• haraprasan (17792)
• [2007-11-27 6:14]

Hi Smitha,
A beautiful capture of this tern's flying action. Nice composition and evenly exposed with very good details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Maite (5195)
• [2007-11-27 6:41]

What a marvellous capture, Smitha!
I love the pose, the perfect sharpness and beautiful composition with excellent bg.
Magnificent job.
Congratulations and TFS
Greetings
Maite

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• joey (24727)
• [2007-11-27 7:01]

Hello Smitha,
beautiful image of this flying tern.
+++ I love the pose and the way it's looking intently at something.
Excellent sharpness and definition.
Great DOF aswell.
--- Slightly bright but that may just be my moniter!
Well done,
Joe

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2007-11-27 7:26]

hello smitha,

you are getting better and better by each passing post and you posts of birds are grrrrrrrreat, i know what takes to shoot a bird in flight, i am still trying to shoot a still bird shot :-(.

perfect timing, well composed shot, nice pov, you have managed exposure very well,

tfs & regards
pankaj

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• earthtraveler (3529)
• [2007-11-27 8:10]

Greetings Smitha,
Beautiful inflight POV/pose of this Tern,
Good detail, just a bit soft focuson wings.
Pleasing BG color contrast.
TFS
Richard

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• satish_h (7620)
• [2007-11-27 9:48]

wow! wow! wow! congrates for the best flight picture. beautiful

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• japiey (397)
• [2007-11-27 13:32]

Hello Smitha,

An action that is very well shot.
This needs skill and patience.
Take care.

Namasthe.

jean paul

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• jonathan_hart (1254)
• [2007-11-27 14:23]

nice pose captured, good POV, fine setting, very good catch
regards
jo

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• smurali (3582)
• [2007-11-27 15:30]

Smitha, Very well taken picture of the Whiskered Tern in hunting action. You could not have achieved a better timing.
- Murali Santhanam

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• goutham_ramesh (10360)
• [2007-11-27 19:02]

Hi Smitha,
This is a class picture which is beautifully captured and executed! You are turning into a master :-)
TFS,
Goutham R

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• rcrick (5005)
• [2007-11-27 19:15]

Hi Smitha, just beautiful what a catch, nicely cropped to show off the wing span, very good detail, just lovely, well done Cheers Rick :)

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• Mana (18518)
• [2007-11-27 19:19]

Hi Smitha,
This is an excellent shot and you have freezed it exceptionally well in this gorgeous pose. Superb light management and exposure on the white plumage which is immensely difficult, atleast I find it hard. The blurred BG looks natural and special and provides a contrasting base for the Tern to stand out perfectly well. Great POV to capture and portray it and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-11-28 7:40]

Hello Smitha
Excellent shot of this Indian Whiskered Tern,
Perfect focusing,composition and BG,
Superb shot,Welldone my friend.

Good luck
Fartash

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• cataclysta (5468)
• [2007-11-29 0:29]

Hi Smitha
I like the composition and moment here. Littlw softness on tips of wings creates a special effect. Great OOF background. Sharpness on birds body could be a litlle bit better
I like it very much
Krzysztof

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• badar (785)
• [2007-11-29 10:01]

Hi Smitha,
Nicely done, the wing & head position are perfect.
TFS
Bader

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2007-11-30 4:29]

Hello Smitha,
Nice 'angel' pose:-)
Good moment
TFS
Annick

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• Argus (35041)
• [2007-11-30 7:44]

Hello Smitha,
Beautiful in-flight capture of the Whiskered Tern in non-breeding plumage. Great timing with the wing position and fine sharpness against a contrasting bokeh that sets it off very well in a pleasing composition.
Well done and thanks for sharing this as well as your kind words on my 300th!
Best wishes, Ivan

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• loot (10031)
• [2007-11-30 20:53]
• [3] - [workshop] [compare] [+]

Hi Smitha

As I said earlier, I had to skedaddle to work and did not have time to do a proper critique, but as you can see I made it back. I have never seen this specific tern before so thanks for introducing it to me. Actually (after some searching on the site) I found this bird to be no stranger to TrekNature as there are at least 7 other postings of it, but somehow I've never noticed it before or maybe it is just a case of my memory getting shorter (chuckle).

I just love this shot of the Indian tern and I can understand why Annick referred to an "Angel pose". The snow white bird produced a remarkable contrast against the darkish BG. You've captured the shot just at the right moment and managed excellently to freeze those outstretched wings while there is still a wee bit of movement visible on the tips of the wings. It sure gave the photo a lot of visual appeal. The cropping was well executed – tightish at the top and with the extra free space at the bottom. The colour rendition is fine and there is ample detail visible. However, I thought the photo could do with a pinch of darkening to bring out even more detail on the white plumage. Therefore I've prepared a rather quick workshop, but remember it is just another view and no attempt to manipulate your excellent posting.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. Thanks so much for the excellent critiques on my last two postings.

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• Debz (3307)
• [2007-12-03 10:29]

Hi Smitha, Wonderful action shot here! Outstretched wings has been caught very well indeed. You have a very good exposure on the whites and the detail and sharpness on the brid is amazing. Wonderful light and colours also. Great work.
tfs
debz

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• radz (3404)
• [2007-12-05 1:04]

Fantastic inflight shot!! spot on exposure!
TFS!

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• M_Detay (522)
• [2007-12-05 2:43]

Hi Smitha,
Great shot of this Indian Whiskered Tern.
I shot some Tern in Iceland.
Great POV, colors and details.
Well done.
Cheers from Hong Kong.
Michel

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• v_amarbhaskar (1052)
• [2007-12-10 18:52]

Dear Smitha, Beautiful composition and very well positioned. Nice soft white of the bird depicted very well. The approach and the glance / pose is very beautiful. Great shot for the hand held bird inflight. TFS.
With best regards.vab.

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• fragman (17623)
• [2007-12-24 22:08]

nice capture, TFS Ori

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• Miss_Piggy (7329)
• [2008-02-21 5:50]

Hallo Smitha
You managed to capture a wonderful pose being at the right place at the right time. The sharpness is just right, the colours vibrant and so many details to appreciate. Exposure, framing and focus are spot-on. Looking at the workshop Loot has done make me appreciate this bird even more. The details are just stunning. The white plumage looks so clean and pure, and creates a feeling of purity. The wide open wings form a awareness of protection and calmness. Congratulations for this magnificent pose.Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

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• Roynsam (449)
• [2008-02-29 6:34]

Hello Smitha

Another photo from yourself, with the WOW factor.
I look at this shot and I think....how is it possible to get such a great result???
A very beautiful bird and a very fantastic result.
Lika an angel...
Excellent work.
Thanks for sharing.

Reagrds

Roy

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• jusninasirun (7662)
• [2008-04-10 8:36]

You are one MASTER in capturing birds Smitha. Stunning image in flight. Awesome beauty in well muted background. Regards. Jusni

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• Alex99 (18533)
• [2008-04-10 11:03]

Hi Smitha.
Simply splendid shot. Terrific pose of the bird and so rare and impressive POV. Very delicate exposure and colours of the bird, nice details and superb smooth BG. Composition of the image is great. Bravo. Excellent job.
Alexei.

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• waminda2020 (316)
• [2008-05-09 3:16]

Smitha, you have a great talent for bird photography - everyone is clear and well composed - bravo great job