Tern flight shot with fish

Posted by Bill Lockhart on Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:03 am

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Nikon D1X VR 70-200mm f/2.8-2.8 G 200mm Spot 1/3200 f/4.5 +0.3 EV ISO 400 Handheld. About 40% of fullframe. Extensive work in PS7 removing noise. I apologize for the poor quality of this image but thought I would post it anyway because of the action caught. The light in Florida has been off and on lately, this was taken during an overcast day with little direct light. Should have been shooting at ISO 125!

Comments and suggestions for improvement are always welcomed, thanks,

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by Laura Stiefel on Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:33 am

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Hi Bill. While the light might be a little flat I really like the position you captured the Tern in. Seeing the clear side view of the fish speared straight through the back really adds a lot IMO. I'd also say this looks pretty darn good for ~ 40% of the frame!

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by Bob Ettinger on Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:54 am

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Bill,

Nice timing, good BG and wing position.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:05 am

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I like how the fish is speared! Good capture!

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:06 am

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Bill, This looks good. A little more USM might pop it more. Love the wing spread and the fish. Your bird is a Sandwich Tern.

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by Penney Goodwin on Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:18 am

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Sweet, sweet!

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by Ken Newcombe on Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:22 pm

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Bill,

Nice action shot, good wing position. The fish adds an element. Appears a bit flat.

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by Paul Fusco on Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:55 pm

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Bill -

This shot looks good to me! Nice action.

Good job!

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by ajhand on Tue Oct 14, 2003 5:58 am

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Bill:

Amazing spear job. The back of that little bunker can't be more than a quarter inch wide.
If you want an easy way to get rid of noise, try Neatimage. It's really quite effective and could not be easier to use.

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by Wil Hershberger on Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:42 am

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Great action. Looks very nice to me.

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by Mike Wilson on Tue Oct 14, 2003 12:28 pm

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I like the whole image. Works very well. And sharp too.

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by AlexC on Tue Oct 14, 2003 6:33 pm

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In spite of your apologies , the image is a very nice one, nice bird and nice fish as well!!1 Congrats!!!

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by Anthony Medici on Wed Oct 15, 2003 4:48 pm

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This looks good to me. Strange that you needed to do so much work with the noise.

Are you shooting RAW or jpeg?

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by Greg Downing on Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:02 pm

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I agree you could have had better light but this is still a nice capture.

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by Bill Lockhart on Thu Oct 16, 2003 9:21 am

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Anthony Medici wrote:This looks good to me. Strange that you needed to do so much work with the noise. Are you shooting RAW or jpeg?

Anthony: I always shoot in RAW format. I have learned quickly that the D1X fills the frame with noise at ISO 400! About the best I can do is ISO 200 and keep things looking right. Ah, the never ending quest, a camera that will let me shoot at 1/2500 in poor light and still give me perfect clarity. Some day. Maybe. Thanks for your comment, best regards,

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