# Gone Fishing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [May 29, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339 "2023-05-29T11:39:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/1 "2023-05-29T11:39:17Z")
![_DSC4470-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/d/2d9754fbeecf2e9ee2705387b3249de7f0aa87bc.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Forster’s terns were actively fishing in some of the impoundments near the Lake Erie shoreline. I was surprised that I was able to capture this one. I always use a tripod when shooting with the 600mm and it does limit one’s success with fast moving subjects. ### Specific Feedback The crop is extensive–Would you prefer less space at the top? ### Technical Details Z9 600mm f4 fill flash at -2.0ev (00sec at 8.0, ISO 1000) Levels, Topaz DeNoise AI, 70% crop. ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/2 "2023-05-29T12:05:34Z")
Hearkening back to my teenage years, you could have called this one Built for Speed! Look at that adaptation! Really amazing and what a catch. Great job with all the techs needed to get ready and then I imagine the 100s of photos that went straight into the bin. I can only imagine how heavy that lens is so a tripod or at least a monopod is understandable. And a flash, too. How well does it keep up cycling? Just curious because I might try it with the hummies, but haven’t yet. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/3 "2023-05-29T12:31:22Z")
Thank you @Kris_Smith . I am using a Nikon SB-5000 flash and with an external battery and it can handle recycling fast enough for multiple images in burst mode. Flash had a minimal effect at this distance, but enough to keep everything balanced in the exposure. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/4 "2023-05-29T13:36:33Z")
Jim, what a shot! It looks like it would break it’s neck on impact, but they don’t and they usually come away with their catch. I haven’t tried using a flash for a shot like this. I can understand using a tripod for that heavy lens and flash. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Kennedy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/steve_kennedy/32/55050_2.png) [@Steve\_Kennedy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Steve_Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/5 "2023-05-29T15:03:54Z")
What a great catch Jim! Excellent timing! I like Kris’s comment on the tern’s adaptation. Your capture is a great display of the tern’s diving form. Very good detail and exposure, and I like the reflection too. Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/6 "2023-05-29T22:01:33Z")
Excellent, Jim. I love the look of the dive and the amount of canvas on top doesn’t bother me. I wouldn’t have thought of using flash for a shot like this-excellent idea and at -2EV it shouldn’t be drawing a lot of power. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/7 "2023-06-03T14:44:06Z")
Hi Jim Each time I leave the house to photograph birds, I hope to add a shot like this to my top ten photographs. Thank you for bring this photograph to us. Peter ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/35339/8 "2023-06-04T12:03:33Z")
Thank you @Kris_Smith , @Shirley_Freeman , @Steve_Kennedy , @Dennis_Plank , and @Peter_Morrissey for your comments and critiques. The tern did capture a minnow from this dive and gobbled it down while flying away. Probably one of the best shots showing the field marks of a Forster’s tern…Jim