Northern Gannet Portrait

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/5.6
1/2000
ISO 640

One from last year, from a boat at the Bass Rock..At this exposure I liked how the bill and also the 'raised' feather detail was apparent...Yes, quite a large crop

Will

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Capture. Love the soft light.

I might Brighten the image a little.

TFS

[William Dickson]

Thanks Krishna...

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[John Mack]

Pretty sweet portrait. The details look very good espcially since you say it is a large crop. The second post looks the best.

[dankearl]

Very nice... I like the eye swirls.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Will, that's a belter of a portrait, colour, detail looks great would change anything, albeit a tad more to the RHS would be good. Did you recrop for the RP as you have less on the RHS? Is this with the changes we discussed?

TFS
Steve

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely portrait, about as good as it gets. Striking bird when seen close up like this, beautiful soft colors, love the eye. Thank you for sharing, Will.

[Isaac Grant]

Sweet view of this seabird. This is a shot that I would never be able to get in and around New York City. I see Gannets all winter but they are always out flying over the ocean.

[David Cowling]

I agree with everything good that has been said about this image. Super image Will. TFS

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments guys...Always appreciated.

Will

[William Dickson]

Hi Will, that's a belter of a portrait, colour, detail looks great would change anything, albeit a tad more to the RHS would be good. Did you recrop for the RP as you have less on the RHS? Is this with the changes we discussed?

TFS
Steve

Hi Steve...The repost is not centered on the screen, the OP is...No further cropping:w3...Yes, it sure is what we discussed...I was going to post this last year after being at the rock, but could not get the processing right, I wasn't happy with it, so never posted. I always had the image in mind, so I processed again and following your advice and tips I was more than happy with the result....So thanks again Steve, I learned a lot.

Will

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Will, you have just nailed this. I like the soft light, and you have exposed this fellow to perfection.

[Mike Poole]

About as good as Gannet portrait go Will, fantastic details, and the dreamy BG really helps

Mike

[William Dickson]

Thanks Stu and Mike.

Will

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Will! I like the crop, details, clarity and clean BG.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto Jim. It looks great. Love the soft light. A bit more room in front (and above) might be a good plan.

with love, artie