been missing a lot of fun lately, seen a lot of great work from this thread, I particularly like Dann's macro shots of the dragonflies...anyways my additions to help pump this thread to the top. These are the Endangered California Least Terns at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, CA.


I would really appreciate your comments, please let me know if I was over the top with the vignette.


40D + 400 f/5.6L, handheld, f/8, 1/1250 sec., ISO 250, Evaluative Metering, Exp. Comp +1/3, Hightlight Tone Priority. I wish there was a catch light on the mommy bird.





40D + 400 f/5.6L, handheld, f/7.1, 1/1250 sec., ISO 250, Evaluative Metering, Exp. Comp +1/3, Hightlight Tone Priority





Thanks for viewing and you can find the larger versions here.


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