Proud razorbill

[Javier Martin]

I liked the pose of this bird when I was photographing seabirds in the coast of Ireland.
Canon 1D Mark II + 300mm f2.8 IS + tripod
ISO 320 1/650 f/5.0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3724520197_f0f8af55ed_o.jpg

Thanks for looking,

Javier

[Aidan Briggs]

Lovely soft light, exposure and blue BG. I would crop a slice off the bottom, but I do like it very well as presented.

Looking forward to more!

[Joe Senzatimore]

Yes to the crop. The rock is just a bit too big for the bird. Still one fine capture as is.

[Desmond Chan]

Also would suggest cropping off some of the rock. I also wonder if there's anyway to brighten the eye a bit, make it more visible :)

[Daniel Cadieux]

The rock does look large...I'm sure you kept it that way to include the orange lichen. You can still crop at bottom and leave only the highest part of the lichen showing in LRC. Excellent exposure. and I l ove the beautiful blue BG. Lightening the iris is an option, just make sure to keep the pupil black if you do lighten the eye.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, soft light, details, perch and BG. I would sharpen a bit less, particularly the perch and lightening the would be an option.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Just stunning! Excellent pose, terrific light, great perch and very nice BG and comp. Big congratulations.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great pose, crop and details.. very beautiful. congrats..

[Krijn Trimbos]

Hi Javier,

Great to see you here! Lovely shot with a nice perch and pose, the soft light really helps with the blacks and whites here and the light blue BG is great! I would leave the perch as is because of the nice lichens and would maybe increase the room on top just a tiny bit to see what that looks like (also that would give publishers some room to print their text :D)

It was really nice to have met you in Ireland, and hope to see you here/or somewhere else more often!

Cheers,

Krijn

[Gal Shon]

He does look proud. lovely image