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White-winged Black Tern

White-winged Black Tern (Image ID 49763)
Photographed byTim Van Leeuwen on Thu 13th Jan, 2022 and uploaded on Fri 14th Jan, 2022 .
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ID49763
CommentBug numbers were up at the WTP and as a consequence the number of Terns was also up. We came across a pond which had dozens of Tern feeding on small bugs that landed in the water. The R5 takes 20 frames per second so I racked up a few hundred shots trying to capture some of the activity.
EquipmentCanon R5 Canon 200-400 f4 iso 2000 - 1/5000 - f8 - 560mm - manual exposure - monopod - White balance and brightness processed in Canon DPP 4, Levels and curves adjusted in Photoshop - noise managed via Topaz DeNoise AI - changed from a 16 tiff file to 8 tiff - subject selected and final subtle sharpening applied via smart sharpen.
LocationWhite-winged Tern, Victoria
Keywordsfeeding/with prey, adult
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