Ever feel like your head is about to explode?!?!?

[Ed Vatza]

That's what this Hoodie (Hooded Merganser) reminds me of.

Image made at one of the North Shore (NJ) lakes.

Canon 50D; Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS w/ 2x TC.

1/400 sec @ f/11; ISO 400; 0 EV; Sunny WB; FL 600mm (Effective FL 960mm)

[Doug Brown]

Hi Ed! Like the pose. The whites look a little hot on my laptop, and I don't see a lot of detail in the blacks; perhaps a little Shadows & Highlights work. I might have opened up a little to soften the focus of the water on either side of the bird.

[Ed Vatza]

Thanks for the critique, Doug. I tried to work a little with the image both in LR and PS. Not sure this is any better.