Motif: Mating Common Terns


Posted by Japper on Tue May 18, 2004 5:54 am

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It's been a while since I posted a photograph here...as I'm quite busy with my internship at the university. But this weekend will be full-time photography again :D This morning I went to the island of Texel where Bart Breet will join me soon. I spend this morning at the tern colony at the Wagejot. Although the light was not that good all morning I was able to catch some nice action. Don't know what this will look like as I'm posting from my uncalibrated laptopscreen.

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Canon EF300/2.8L USM + EF1.4
f/8 @ 1/500
RAW ISO 200
C1, cropped 15% for better composition
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by NDCheryl on Tue May 18, 2004 6:28 am
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Great capture. Exposure and colors look good on my screen.
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by Alan Murphy on Tue May 18, 2004 7:43 am
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This looks fantastic. An awesome photo.
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by balazs on Tue May 18, 2004 8:23 am
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Looks great to me. I looked on a PC and a Mac too. I like how the bills touch like a kiss. Awsome photo!
 

by fredcor on Tue May 18, 2004 8:29 am
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Excellent motif image. I very much like the touching of beaks as well.
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by AlexC on Tue May 18, 2004 8:53 am
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Very nice capture and excellent exposure, wonderful mating pose and nice colors to boot!!, Very nice!! Congrats!! 8)
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by Carolyn E. Wright on Tue May 18, 2004 9:24 am
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Great shot! Beautiful exposure and capture. Only nit would be to crop some of the right side to really zoom in on the birds.
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by Michael Wolf on Tue May 18, 2004 10:48 am
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I agree with the others ! very , Very nice !
Thanks for sharing this great photo.

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by Alan Melle on Tue May 18, 2004 11:37 am
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An excellent shot nicely captured! The bird poop is the only distracting element in this fine shot.
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by AForns on Tue May 18, 2004 11:40 am
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A superior image.... All positive from my end

Congratulations..... post some more :D
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by Laura Stiefel on Tue May 18, 2004 11:58 am
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This is simply excellent. I love the kiss! :)
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by Jill on Tue May 18, 2004 11:59 am
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Timing is everything!! You've caught a totally excellent moment!!! 8) 8)
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by Mike Wilson on Tue May 18, 2004 12:49 pm
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Finally a motif contribution and Wow. Super mating image. Love the touching bills.
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by Daniel M. on Tue May 18, 2004 1:23 pm
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excellent capture!!
Colors are great!
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by Gaelo on Tue May 18, 2004 3:33 pm
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Great timing and exposure. Beautiful!
 

by Peter Wallack on Tue May 18, 2004 7:09 pm
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Love this Love!!!!
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by Juli Wilcox on Tue May 18, 2004 7:31 pm
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Peak of the action is what you have here. Put this in a biology textbook! :shock:
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by Wayne Nicholas on Tue May 18, 2004 8:04 pm
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Great image, indeed. The action here is beautifully caught. A very slight crop from the top and right might give it a little more impact, IMHO. Great job on exposure.
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by chriscove on Tue May 18, 2004 9:48 pm
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Fantastic image!
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by LHays on Wed May 19, 2004 5:20 am
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This sure looks good to me. Excellent capture with a nice angle. The details and whites are perfect.
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