…it all just comes together.

The bird, its posture, the light, the background – all the good karma you’ve accrued over many years of diligent study and work is cashed in all at once as the price of admission to witness the perfect photographic moment. My souvenir of that moment? This image of a Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia, flying over the lower Columbia River near Pier 39 in Astoria, Oregon.

Equipment:

Canon EOS 40D body

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM lens (off hand)

Settings:

F-stop: f/10

Exposure time: 1/1000 sec.

ISO speed: ISO-400

Exposure bias: 0 step