{"id":21313,"date":"2025-06-13T07:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21313"},"modified":"2025-06-13T07:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:43:13","slug":"tern-turn-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21313","title":{"rendered":"Tern turn turn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=21312\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?fit=1911%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1911,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749646251&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc07328-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?fit=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?fit=904%2C947&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?resize=904%2C947&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-21312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?resize=978%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 978w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?resize=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1 287w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?resize=768%2C804&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?resize=1468%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?resize=864%2C904&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?w=1911&amp;ssl=1 1911w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dsc07328-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Least Tern: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, June 2025 \u2014 I am still very much \u201cpracticing\u201d to be a Tern photographer\u2026at least a terns-in-flight photographer. They are way faster and more agile than either I or my camera. Still persistence sometimes almost pays off. \ud83d\ude42 This is almost a satisfying shot. Almost, if I don\u2019t look too close. I will try a slightly faster shutter speed next time out. I remind myself it is not about perfection. It is only about catching a hint of the grace and beauty of the living tern. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds-in-flight and action modifications. 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