Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Post 100 - Arctic Tern Portraits Part 2

I have included more images of this wonderful enigmatic species below. Some more Arctic Tern facts include that they return to the area where they were hatched, often to the same colony which is amazing given their migration plan; they can live up to 34 years old and hatchlings come in two colors: gray or brown of which both can be present in the same brood!

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

One final set of Arctic Tern portraits yet to be shown plus a number of flight shots....
Posted by Matt Latham at 19:40
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11 comments:

  1. Most amazing shots I ever seen!
    So sharp, and also in action, amazing again. Anna :)
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  2. HI Matt,
    This post number 100 is wonderful. How did you get so close? Did you crop them a lot?
    THey are just all awesome shots!!!
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  3. Wonderful pictures Matt, great sharpness but I love both the green & blue backgrounds.
    Would love to have got these.
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  4. Congrats Matt on No 100. Images of terns superb as usual. Hope your new job continues in these troubled times and I look forward to many more of your brilliant images. Take care.
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  5. ...incredibly beautiful birds. Their bills are so red it looks like they are wearing lipstick! Your photos of them are just beautiful.
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  6. Matt, your skills amaze me. maybe if I use a concrete tripod I'll get the clarity you have!
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  7. Superb images Matt. By the way, congrats on finding some work. Cheers Frank
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  8. The colors on this bird are just amazing and brilliant.
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  9. This is an absolutely fantastic series, excellent colors, very sharp and clear pictures and the highlights are very good preserved. I can only say WOW!!!
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  10. Wow, Matt, your photos of birds are superb! So close close-ups! :-)
    My camera does not have such mega zoom!
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  11. Thanks all.

    Chris - these are near full frame images - the terns are so close to you it is impossible to focus at times.
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