Birds on Moreton Island

[blacknstormy]

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The first is a photo of a crested tern, Sterna bergii - one of the most familiar terns seen in Australia. The second needs no introduction - the majestic pelican.

I tried to capture the solitude of the area in both photos - the reflection in the water, the calmness of both birds. Hope you like them

[eland]

Both very good shots, Rel.

I particularly like the crested tern as I've never been
able to get that close to them.

And the Pellies are always photogenic

Thank you for posting these shots

eland

[Leighow]

REL

Totally agree with Eland.

Actually what surprised me were the multi-colored tones in the reflections.

I have been at the ocean many times and I love shore birds. But your pictures made me realize that I had never noticed these colors before.

TY

HOWIE

[henkbos]

You might want to sharpen both pictures a bit. Then I would remove the little white spot just below the bird and try to correct the color of the second one (seems to have a blue haze). After that you will end up with 2 good shots.