Giant Petrel

[Norm Dulak]

D7000 w/Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 vr lens @ 300mm, hand held
ISO 800; f/7.1, 1/1600 sec; MM + 0.33
Standard CS6 adjustments; Nik Color Efex Pro Tonal Contrast

This petrel was photographed from a cabin at the stern of the Norwegian ship, MS Fram, during an Antarctic expedition.

All C&C are welcome.

[hennieloots]

Hi Norm - I like the clean BG and details in the face. I would have liked a bit more DOF to get the wings, specifically the nearer one more sharp. May I suggest placing the bird higher up in the frame if you have the space. I would like more space for it to look down into towards the LHC, WDYT?
TFS, Cheers
Hennie

[Karl Egressy]

The IQ is not the greatest but I like the shooting angle and eye contact.

[vishaljadhav]

Norm i love the streched wings and yes i agree with adding a bit of canvas on the bottom and front
i like the details on the face which is wonderfully exposed getting the eye and the beak details perfect
on the tail tip i see a blue edge which may be simply my unclibrated monitor at work or is it there due to highkey exposure.
Will go home and have a look on my Mac and revisit.

[Norm Dulak]

Thanks everyone for your comments!