# Log Landing **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [May 21, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/log-landing/14261 "2020-05-21T22:01:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gary\_Minish](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gary_minish/32/525_2.png) [@Gary\_Minish](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gary_Minish)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/log-landing/14261/1 "2020-05-21T22:01:36Z")
Same Arctic Tern and same driftwood log as my last post. This one was almost an hour later and the sun had poked through the clouds to provide a little warmer light. The tern had pretty much claimed this perch and would occasionally leave but kept returning throughout the time I was there. ![Log Landing](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/a/3a79c901c5f059812fe6fbf149b66c238703f550.jpeg) Sony a6500, FE200600G @ 600 mm, ISO-250, f/6.3, 1/4000, hand held. ###### If you would like your image to be eligible for a feature on the NPN Instagram (@NaturePhotoNet), add the tag ‘ig’ and leave your Instagram username below. ---
**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 22, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/log-landing/14261/2 "2020-05-22T01:43:09Z")
Great perch, Gary, and I love the pose you caught. Excellent image. ---
**Author:** ![Hans\_Overduin](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/hans_overduin/32/406_2.png) [@Hans\_Overduin](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Hans_Overduin)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/log-landing/14261/3 "2020-05-22T11:55:43Z")
Wonderful images, i.m.o. the better of the two. Love the pose, the wood and the color of the rocks in de BG. Cheers, Hans ---
**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/log-landing/14261/4 "2020-05-22T13:51:16Z")
Lovely pose and I really like the perch. Focus and exposure is spot on. I just wish the head of the tern was not back stopped by the dark shadow but by the brighter bg rock or log. I think the head would have stood out even more. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/log-landing/14261/5 "2020-05-22T19:39:43Z")
> [@Gary\_Minish](#): > > …ed through the clouds to provide a little warmer light. The tern had pretty much claimed this perch and would occasionally leave but kept returning throughout the time I was there.Sony a6500, FE200600G @ 600 mm, ISO-250, f/6.3, 1/4000, hand held.If you would like your image to be eligible for a feature on the NPN Instagram (@NaturePhotoNet), add the tag ‘ig’ and leave your Instagram username below. Incredible 3-D effect! Beautifully blurred background and sharp subject. This may just be a personal thing, but when I look at the image, I feel like it’s tipping to the left. That it feels unbalanced. I also find the branch on the right draws my eye over there, when it should stay on the bird. This is a wonderful capture. I admire anyone who can do bird photography. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/log-landing/14261/6 "2020-05-25T00:03:14Z")
Superb job on the depth of field and the 3D effect. I am enjoying the wing position and the perch considerably. There is a tad bit of a blue cast on the plumage but nothing serious.