Greater Shearwater

[Ilija Dukovski]

This one was among 1000 or so at Race Point, Cape Cod last weekend.
I did a heavy-lifting PS job to get rid of a bird at the front.

Nikon D700 300mm+TC1.4 1/1000 f/5.6 ISO500.

[Glenn Pure]

Nice pose and sharpness in this shot Ilija. However, it seems too dark to me. Also quite tight in the frame but perhaps you were avoiding other birds and hence the tight crop?

[Ilija Dukovski]

Thanks for the comment. Yes, avoiding other birds, I had to remove one in the FG. Now I darkened the image on purpose, to make the neck less bright.
I guess I should do selective darkening on the neck, but it did not look too good. Here's another much brighter to compare.
Thanks,