With thousands of birds gathering on Nickerson Beach, Long Island, NY I like to do both individual portraits and to capture the large numbers in photos. For some of these photos I've use a colony of terns as the background with them out of focus with bokeh to create an interesting background hinting at how many there are.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) Black Skimmer skimming
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/4000s800 ISO0.0 EV
2) Black Skimmer with terns in the background
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/6.41/5400s800 ISO-0.3 EV
3) Tern diving sequence
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/6.41/5000s800 ISO-0.3 EV
4) Tern exploding out of the water
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/6.41/5000s800 ISO-0.3 EV
5) Tern with catch
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/6.41/5400s800 ISO-0.3 EV
6) Tern releasing seaweed
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/6.41/5400s800 ISO-0.3 EV
7) I hate vegetables!
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/6.41/5400s800 ISO-0.3 EV