Evening dress

[arash_hazeghi]

Snowy in evening dress!

http://www.stanford.edu/~ahazeghi/Photos/birds/snowy%20bpn.jpg

50D+400 f/5.6 @ f/8 1/2000 sec ISO 400 manual exposure sw : DPP 3.6. C&C welcomed

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Arash

Got a good looking fluffing pose , very good exposure with great detail in the whites Would clean up the bill (bill shine) and the highlights on the legs.

To fine tune can select the eye and darken the pupil .. btw I know we go crazy with head angles but if this was just a couple degrees facing you the eye and bill tip would be just as sharp .. makes a difference !!!

[Gail Spitler]

Nice composition, crop seems right on. I thought Al's comments were very helpful with this image and probably a ton more taken by all of us. This is a good example of how the "right" HA can really help the image.
Thanks for posting this.
Cheers
Gail

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Arash, It looks like you did a very good job of controlling the whites here, the composition looks great, and the bird looks sharp all over to me. The background looks really good too. The only thing I find a little distracting is the small white reflection of the bird in the water. Can you tell me what time of day you took this image?
Thanks,
Ron

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks all,
--> Ron it was taken at 7:00 AM.

[Lance Peters]

love the fluffed up pose and the exposure is spot on - whites look great. Have to agree with AL on the HA - only a tad off but does make a difference.
Good show :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Arash,
your whites are indeed within range, I like the composition and capture...agree with Mr. Forns on the bill and legs...looking forward to your next one...good show...:cool:

[Connie Mier]

A nice fluff on the bird, and well exposed whites. I do miss the yellow feet though.

[Bob Miller]

Nicely done! I agree with Ron, I would get rid of the very small reflection at bottom right.