{"id":51570,"date":"2017-09-11T05:17:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=51570"},"modified":"2017-09-11T05:55:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:55:03","slug":"forsters-tern-in-a-setting-i-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/11\/forsters-tern-in-a-setting-i-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Forster’s Tern In A Setting I Like"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue sky backgrounds for birds in flight are\u00a0ok but I grow tired of them and prefer something more interesting and challenging.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 400, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I photographed this Forster’s Tern soon after it rose from the water after diving for a fish. This species is an excellent “fisherbird” and much more often than not they catch a fish but this time it came up empty. The bird is sharp, I really like the wing position, I have a good angle on the bird in nice light, I nailed the exposure\u00a0and\u00a0there’s a catch light in the eye\u00a0(which\u00a0can be\u00a0difficult to get on\u00a0terns because of\u00a0those photon-sucking blacks around the eye).<\/p>\n

I could have all those things with the bird against a sky background but what makes this image stand out for me is the setting – dark green water reflecting the colors of the vegetation in the upper background. The bird stands out here much better than it would against sky (or even bright water) and we get a strong sense of habit to boot.<\/p>\n

True, the vegetation in the upper background might be too busy for some tastes but for me the bird stands out so well it doesn’t distract my eye. The tern could be larger in the frame but I think this much habitat contributes to the image so I like it as is.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n