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A big flock of Caspian Terns was feeding on fish in the pond at the wildlife reserve the other morning. Lots of bird calls, which died down after most of them had been satiated 
I noticed that many times 1-4 birds would give chase to a bird with its catch. Seemed pointless to give chase however, I never saw any chasers catch up to the pursued, but they sure tried.
The morning was overcast and I was trying for some fluttering wing action. As open as aperture as I could go, a slow shutter speed, and Auto ISO.
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Is this a composite? (focus stacks or exposure blends are not considered composites)
No
D500 with 200-500 f/5.6 lens, 390mm, 1/200 seconds, f/5.6, (Auto) ISO 280.
In LR some lifting of the mid and highlights in Tone Curve, some Vibrance and Dehaze, and some masked Sharpening. Over to Topaz Denoise AI (Low Light setting) to help with the noise, and some additional sharpening.
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It wonāt enlarge for me but it looks like a very nice effect and interesting behavior. It does seem like a waste of energy.
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Very well separated, and I like how the one at the back is making the noise! Good BG too, but as Diane said, not enlarging.
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@Diane_Miller and @Mike_Friel , Iām not sure why it isnāt enlargingā¦posted this as all my prior posts. Any ideas on what causes an image to enlarge or not?
Diane - yeah, seems like a big waste of time!
Mike - I like that one at the back too. Kind of makes the story complete!
Awesome capture, Mark! I love all the action! It actually looks and sounds from your description like they are playing a game!
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Mark, The action looks good here and the birds stand out well, with the small fish completing the story. It seems that when the NPN software is slow, there are times when it creates the āsmallā version but then fails to fully upload the large version. Iāve taken to watching my posts. When the large version is available, the arrow pointer changes to an index finger. If the index finger doesnāt show up, then I go back into the editor, delete the upload text, which starts with 