Roseate Skimmer

[Elvin Guzman]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3375018109_e4475280da_b.jpg


Roseate Skimmer resting on a branch. Sierra Bermeja, a mountain range in Lajas, Puerto Rico.

Canon 30D
0.3 sec
f/18
iso400
100-400mm f/5.6
Handheld

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Elvin

Fine capture Love fine detail and dof !! Would consider taking some from the bottom to minimize the perch !! Excellent image !!!

[Julie Kenward]

Nice going, Elvin! I agree with Al on taking off the perch to just above the horizontal branch and might even want to take a small amount off the sides, too. You did a great job of getting good detail from tip to end. The entire image looks to be a tiny bit dull so I did the following:

Opened levels and hit "auto." Opened curves and hit "auto". Both added just a tiny bit of oomph. I selected the eye and did a levels adjustment on it where I moved the white and gray sliders to the right just a tiny bit - that gives the eye more feeling of light bouncing off of it.

Ran a quick round of noise reduction as well. Here's the result that tiny tweaks can make...

[Don Lacy]

Very nice looking male Roseate I really like the detail and color of his eye, agree with Jules the crop is a nice improvement.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Elvin,
A very nice dragonfly indeed...I like the details and the color rendition on the little guy...the repost takes it over the top...:cool:

[Mike Moats]

Hey Elvin, excellent details, colors, and BG, agree the cropped image is much better.