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Least Tern


Least Tern
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Copyright: Art Roberts (Art_R) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 16 N: 483] (1995)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D 80, AF VR-Nikkor 80-400mm ED, Nikon 77mm Circular polarizer
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite Bird photos -2- [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-17 14:36
Viewed: 418
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi Folks , todays I went to the local bird sanctuary called Frank Lake , of course there are many birds , mostly ducks and grebes , gulls , and terns. there are two kinds that I could see there , this the least tern , and another which I think was a black tern , a bit smaller than this one , and very quick.

speaking of quick , boy I have to say that I worked and worked to get this one , I took a lot of shots at these birds as they swooped in for their prizes , not very many of the shots turned out , but I guess that is the way of it. at least I got some good practice panning and coaxing my auto focus to stay on target.

the tern would make runs always facing the wind , diving and diving again , I found as I tracked it that if I pressed for focus as it hit the water I could easier lock on , it was fairly difficult just to keep these birds in the view finder never mind the focus area :-)

though I got way more bad shots than good , and more mosquito bites than pictures :-) I still enjoyed the trip a lot. I also got to see a bird that I have never seen before , I am not sure what it is yet and I only got some so so shots of them , but it looked a lot like a heron but was black and had a slender curved bill... I will have to look that one up.

I am going to post a second one to the workshop as well one at the end of a dive.

thanks for stopping in
regards
Art
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hello Art

WOW ! excellent in-flight shot of this Tern, great pose of the bird
on the airs, fine POV, i love where he is placed on the image,
you shot the image at his flight's best moment,
excellent sharpness and details of the bird, TFS

Asbed

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 471 W: 0 N: 511] (2465)
  • [2008-06-17 15:03]

Hi Art
This is very nice composition and sharp
well done.

Hello Art,
Excellent image of the inflight of Tern which doing the diving and fast!
perfect moment with good sharpness, very good colour and superb details
my compliment
cheers
Tony

Hi Art
Great work on this one. You have captured lovely detail, nice POV and DOF
Cheers
Sue

Hi Art
Great inflight action shot with splendid sharpness,detail and color in the feathers
tfs jon

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2008-06-19 1:57]

Hi Art.
You managed to take a very artistic shot. Posture of the gull and its wingspread are amazing. I also like very pleasant BG. Exposure parameters are great and sharpness of the bird image is perfect. I am impressed with composition and cropping of the image. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

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