Gull Display

[Jim Poor]

I thought about cropping out more of the post, but decided to leave it for now. A little more light on the tail would have been nice.

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D3
Image Date: 2008:02:08 12:33:45
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 380.0mm (35mm equivalent: 380mm)
Exposure Time: 0.0016 s (1/640)
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -0.33
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

Post:

Cropped (about 30% remains) selective sharpen on the bill, worked the eye with a saturation boost and a slight sharpen, S / H, Resize, Smart Sharpen 75% .2 pixels.

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with your assessments Jim !!! You will be hearing light angel many times soon !!!! It is an elegant pose and has great feel !!!

[Lana Hays]

Jim
The bill still seems a tad soft....especially in comparison with that bright eye. I wonder if there was some motion blur or if the point of focus was on the front wing and there wasn't enough DOF to render a sharp bill. The pose is really nice and I like the colors in the blurred BG. Next time ask him if he could move a little more to get the light all the way on him......who knows...he might accommodate your wish.

[Jim Poor]

Thanks everyone. The bill was pretty soft in the original, thus the selective sharpening early in the process. Then I went and "cleaned" the bill a little because it had some junk on it which probably didn't help.

[Dave Phillips]

I think the light is just enough Jim.....it keeps the mood(if there is one)
If it were a tad smoother at the rear of the bill, the white part, then the bill would not appear quite as soft.

The image does have a mood though, I like it

[James Salywoda]

Alittle more body turn would of lite the gull up but I like the pose captured Jim..