Fighting for space

[Connie Mier]

Shot on Biscayne Bay about a year ago, from the canoe.
Sony a700, 70-400mm
f5.6, ISO200, 1/1600
handheld vertical
Thanks for looking
Connie

[Randy Stout]

Connie:
Very good story telling here. Sharp, well exposed, good poses, lovely sky.
My eye wants a smidge more space on the left, perhaps 25% more free space to the left edge and the wing tip, than is there now, but very fine as is.

Cheers

Randy

[Arthur Morris]

Quite sharp and I love the sky. And the two birds. And I am fine with the framing. My only suggestion would be to open up the grey shadows a bit without overdoing it.

[Haim Ziv]

Fascinating image and great timing. :cheers:

[Duane Noblick]

I love the action you captured here with both beaks open. For me the sky really adds to the image and I love the detail.

[Craig Brelsford]

You caught an interesting moment. I appreciate the clear separation between the two birds. The poses are exciting. As noted above, you've told a story. On my monitor the background seems a bit unnaturally blue.

[Connie Mier]

Thank you all, I was very happy to get a sharp image of the scene. I went back and forth with it, but I did apply some dodging to the clouds to make them appear a bit darker, but as noted, maybe a bit too much. :) Not sure about the blue sky, appears OK to me. I didn't do any color manipulation. But may go back and play with it a bit. Thanks again!

[Gary Esman]

Really like the interaction here. The clouds in the sky, sharpness, wing spread makes it a great shot.