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Common Tern
Coming in to land
Location
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Date taken
19/05/2024
Scientific name
Sterna hirundo
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1250 second, f/7.1, ISO 2500
marvelous portrait of this beautiful tern, Benji, superb pose and colours, top class, many tfs!!
 
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Cor!!!! What a cracking picture to get of this tern Ben.

Excellent work my friend and so well timed too with those spread wings. Thanks lad.
 
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Gorgeous picture of this beautiful tern with wings up and out. Fabulous colors, focus, lighting, detail, pose, and background. Excellent work Benji!
 
This lovely tern is looking rather special against that dark backdrop, Benji.

Stupendous composition!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Birdy1
Date added
View count
392
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
2500
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
19-05 Common Tern 1.jpg
File size
2.6 MB
Date taken
Sun, 19 May 2024 7:41 AM
Dimensions
4398px x 2932px

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