Arctic Terns Farne Isles
A very grey day and basically pointed the camera at these arctic terns and got an over exposed shot which I lightened a little more to get this sensual high key...
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A very grey day and basically pointed the camera at these arctic terns and got an over exposed shot which I lightened a little more to get this sensual high key image. A slight reflection of the green grass is on the underneath of the birds.
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I remember this one well, I was on the Farne Islands, famous for superb puffins but it also has a colony of these Arctic Terns, Lousy grey sky all day so I had a try at this high key image against the grey, quite pleased with the result!!Time
I was with a pro photographer on the trip and he basically was ready for packing in about 4pm due to the bad light and I managed this shot when he had told us to pack up our bags!!Lighting
The light as I mentioned was not particularly good but trust me ideal for white subjects on blanket cloud. I can even remember it was over a green field where I got a slight reflection from!Equipment
This was a hand held shot on my Canon 7D2 with the superb new EF100-400 set at 170mm, just had a quick look at the exif data and was shot at 1/2000 at f5.6 ISO 1000Inspiration
It was just a natural reaction to watching 2 terns doing acrobatics together!Editing
The background was sill a bit too grey for my liking so I just brought the exposure of the background up a bit in Lightroom and a little twinge on the red channel for the beak and legs.In my camera bag
When you go the Farne Isles you have to have everything with you including your food!! I was lugging around my EF500 and as it was a wildlife day I took a wide angle for close up stuff of the Shags and Guillemots and razorbills that sit on the cliffs. My arms were tired towards the end and just had enough energy to point the 100-400 into the sky!!Feedback
I have been back to the Farnes to specifically get the same type of shot on a similar type of day. If it is grey cloud look for the arctic terns, they will try to attack you when you get off the boat!! But basically just settle down in a spot close to the group and they will eventually fall out with themselves and do this incredible "Sky Dance" Take a few test shots to get the exposure a little on the high side, this makes it a little easier in post processing
