https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/597051#M11144 <P>My complements on the great action shots of them in flight. Favorite is the dive with the splashing water. Care to share the camera settings? After all, one good tern deserves another.</P> Thu, 28 May 2026 12:33:06 GMT Tintype_18 2026-05-28T12:33:06Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/596877#M11125 <P>Common and least terns are nesting at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Southern California and really putting on a show hunting for fish.&nbsp; These fast flyers are hard to capture, but I managed to snap a few decent frames.</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="common tern in flight" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75738i2C65F5F79A6461B5/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="tern_bolsa_26_05_23_L0A6985.jpg" alt="common tern in flight" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">common tern in flight</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="least tern in flight" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75739i42572EF40806069D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="tern_bolsa_26_05_23_L0A6912.jpg" alt="least tern in flight" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">least tern in flight</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="common tern diving for fish" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75740i9A136A55CBC9F82A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="tern_bolsa_26_05_23_L0A9273.jpg" alt="common tern diving for fish" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">common tern diving for fish</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="common tern diving for fish" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75741i55706D5932F7FEBD/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="tern_bolsa_26_05_07_L0A0418.jpg" alt="common tern diving for fish" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">common tern diving for fish</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="common tern emerging from the water with a fish" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75742i3F41D7A71B367E52/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="tern_bolsa_26_05_23_L0A9913.jpg" alt="common tern emerging from the water with a fish" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">common tern emerging from the water with a fish</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="least tern delivering fish to a nesting mate" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75743i7AB2A8264EB1ACDD/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="tern_least_bolsa_26_05_23_L0A1194.jpg" alt="least tern delivering fish to a nesting mate" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">least tern delivering fish to a nesting mate</span></span></P> Tue, 26 May 2026 17:55:01 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/596877#M11125 mdphotography 2026-05-26T17:55:01Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/596944#M11128 <P>I like your "tern" of events.&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span></P> Wed, 27 May 2026 11:18:56 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/596944#M11128 Jkarl 2026-05-27T11:18:56Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/597051#M11144 <P>My complements on the great action shots of them in flight. Favorite is the dive with the splashing water. Care to share the camera settings? After all, one good tern deserves another.</P> Thu, 28 May 2026 12:33:06 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/597051#M11144 Tintype_18 2026-05-28T12:33:06Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/597060#M11147 <P>Hi and thanks!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>For the tern emerging from the water: f/5.6, 1/4000, iso640, 400mm</P> <P>For the one at the point of impact: f/5.6, 1/2500, iso250, 271mm (lots of sharpening and clarity in post)</P> Thu, 28 May 2026 13:28:50 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/tern-it-up-a-notch/m-p/597060#M11147 mdphotography 2026-05-28T13:28:50Z