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Challenge: Free Study 2009-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: Tjornin, Reykjavik
Date: May 20, 2009
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000 sec
Galleries: Action, Birds
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2009

 I went home to Iceland for a holiday and spent a bit of time photographing the birds down at Tjornin.

Arctic terns are some of my most favourite birds, and they're busy hunting and feeding their young or nesting at this time of year. Lovely athletic (and fierce) creatures.

I was actually hoping for a classic 'hover' shot, since they hover still in the air and then go and dive after the small fish they eat but this one was my favourite. I have a whole bunch of outtakes though.

I hope it will do well, it's one of my favourite images I've taken this year so far. Too bad it's a fairly close crop (I need more zoom for birds, really) so I can't print it big.

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06/04/2009 10:52:10 AM
it is really hard to photograph birds...they are quite fast aren't they
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 06/01/2009 02:17:19 AM
focus is good, but the horizon feels skewed
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