CaspianTern with Fish

Karl Egressy · Jun 16, 2011

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
ƒ/5.6
420mm
1/2500s
ISO 320
Flash not fired
Fri, 10 June 2011 10:05 AM
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows

Taken a few days ago at Burlington Bay.
These guys fly around with a fish in their beak and try to get a female I guess.
They dip their fish into the water every once in a while to keep it looking fresh I guess.
They go from Island to Island and try their luck. It is a great fun to watch.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Mode Manual Exposure
Tv 1/2500
Av 5.6
Spot Metering
ISO 320
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Flash Off

Grace Scalzo · Jun 16, 2011

That is a beautiful background, Karl. It looks like a water color. The eye contact that you have with the bird (and the fish:w3) makes the fact that the bird is slightly angled away from you not matter to me.

Joe Senzatimore · Jun 16, 2011

Poor head angle on the fish. JUST KIDDING:S3:. A wonderful flight shot. great job with exposure and a beautiful BG to set it off.

Lorant Voros · Jun 16, 2011

Nice BG and fish is a bonus. Nice exposure and sharpness. It would have been nice if the bird flew towards you IMO. Probably the fish was meant to be for a pretty lady

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Lorant

arash_hazeghi · Jun 17, 2011

great BG and nice eye contact plus the fish, nice BG. The look back makes up for flying away, the wing shadow is a bit distracting.

Dumay de Boulle · Jun 17, 2011

Nice mottled BG and texture and exp on the bird looks good!

noelle zaleski · Jun 17, 2011

Very nice Karl. The lovely BG really adds to this image :S3:

Karl Egressy · Jun 17, 2011

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
ƒ/5.6
420mm
1/2500s
ISO 320
Flash not fired
Fri, 10 June 2011 10:05 AM
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows

arash_hazeghi said:
great BG and nice eye contact plus the fish, nice BG. The look back makes up for flying away, the wing shadow is a bit distracting.

Thanks Arash. I improved the shadow transition.
Here it is:

arash_hazeghi · Jun 17, 2011

repost is excellent Karl!

Mark Itol · Jun 17, 2011

Excellent detail and exposure, Karl. The fish is a big bonus.

Nico Steenberg · Jun 17, 2011

Great sharp detail and exposure. Like the catch and bg. Super shot !

Daniel Cadieux · Jun 17, 2011

Nice exposure, and the fish is a nice bonus...especially that it is the head pointed towards us. I like the wing position, but the high sun made it impossible to light under the wing. The subject is large in the frame IMO, with such a nice BG it wouldn't hurt to include more of it.

Satish Ranadive · Jun 19, 2011

Wonderful exposure,marvelous image with great details.Loved the catch and background.

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