White Tern
| Photographed by | Keith Lightbody on Sun 8th Feb, 2026 and uploaded on same date. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resolution | 1800x1200 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Viewed | 269 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ID | 72735 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comment | Shortly after dawn I was focusing on white terns when they flew into sunbeams. I was using -2ev to compensate for the brilliant white while using my lazy Auto ISO setting. I was able to get by with 1/2000 sec as the birds can flutter on the spot. Only real OOPS was my date & time setting was still on Perth, WA! | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | Centre-weighted exposure, handheld. RAW file processed in DPP4 with minor white point adjustments, saved to 16bit tif. Cropped in Photoshop. Exposure time : 1 / 2000 FNumber : 9 Focal Length : 363 ISO Speed Ratings : 500 LensModel : RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Make : Canon Model : Canon EOS R5m2 Software : Adobe Photoshop 26.3 (Macintosh) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Lagoon Beach, Lord Howe Island | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords | in flight, adult | ||||||||||||||||||
| This image was selected as a Moderator’s Pick. | |||||||||||||||||||
| This image is not available for download. | |||||||||||||||||||
| ApertureFNumber | COMPUTED | f/9.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Copyright | COMPUTED | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Make | IFD0 | Canon | |||||||||||||||||
| Model | IFD0 | Canon EOS R5m2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Software | IFD0 | Adobe Photoshop 26.3 (Macintosh) | |||||||||||||||||
| Copyright | IFD0 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureTime | EXIF | 1/2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| FNumber | EXIF | F9 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureProgram | EXIF | Manual | |||||||||||||||||
| ISOSpeedRatings | EXIF | 500 | |||||||||||||||||
| DateTimeOriginal | EXIF | 2026:02:08 04:31:19 | |||||||||||||||||
| ShutterSpeedValue (APEX 11) | EXIF | 1/2048 | |||||||||||||||||
| ApertureValue (APEX 6.375) | EXIF | F9 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureBiasValue | EXIF | -2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MeteringMode | EXIF | CenterWeightedAverage | |||||||||||||||||
| Flash | EXIF | Flash did not fire. | |||||||||||||||||
| FocalLength | EXIF | 363mm | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureMode | EXIF | Manual Exposure | |||||||||||||||||
| WhiteBalance | EXIF | Automatic White Balance | |||||||||||||||||
| LensModel | EXIF | RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM | |||||||||||||||||
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