Forster's Tern

[Doug Brown]

This Forster's Tern was photographed at Bolsa Chica in Southern California a couple of weeks ago. Jim Neiger and I were scouting the location out for a flight photography workshop we'll be doing there next summer. Great birds and some gorgeous BGs can be found there.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/598045538_2dLFa-O-1.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm + 1.4x, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 640, +1/3 EC, hand held

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is insane Doug. Awesome BG, love the open bill and wing pose. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Pose, exppsure, atutide, detail, DOF, BG, colors and light are simply stunning! Big congratulations!!

[David Hemmings]

Absolutely stunning light, bg and details Doug, WOW! I would run a little nr on the bg.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great to see this not so common species. The bird and the pose are just perfect.
Practically no shadow at strong light.
Great action too. The BG is really cool. Like it a lot!

[Roger Williams]

Great image, Doug. The bird is tack sharp and silhouetted against a beautiful multi-colored background!

[Harshad Barve]

I just fall down of chair
what a pose , awesome BG , superb whites
TFS
Harshad

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Lovely image Doug.

Great species and the open bill makes this one for me. The BG is simply stunning.

[Brian Barcelos]

Doug, exposure is spot on, great action captured. I especially love the layered BG colors. Congrats.

Brian

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent pose, colours and a super angle. Well exposure and captured

[Dave Barnes]

Superb colours Doug. Agree this is a stunner it has it all, great comp, pose, detail and exposure spot on.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Super exposure, pose and HA! Lovely BG too. Well done!

[Markus Jais]

Fantastic flight shot. Great wing pose and perfect exposure. Wonderful light. The open bill is great.

Markus

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp, and I like this pose, and the open beak, an added plus. You have controlled the whites nicely, and an amazing tricolour BG. Well captured.

[Ryan Lambert]

Super image, very well exposed and excellent color in the graduated BG, I would possibly do some NR on the bg to make this a winner...congrats

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I really like the opened mouth, the creamy split background is fantastic.

[Mike Lentz]

Beauty Doug! The BG colors and open beak are great!

[James Salywoda]

Sweet shot Doug love the open bill and bg...

[Daniel Belasco]

Love everything about this image Doug. The BG is above surperb and those feet are to die for. Congrats.
dan