Griebflection

[SteveYoung]

Took this yesterday after sunset and it was very overcast and dark but this western was being too cooperative to not shoot. I did what I could to remove the blue cast but keep a cool feel. Let me know what you think!

40D
400mm @ 7.1
1/80
ISO400
This is about 80% FF

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6805486355_28f24fe253_b.jpg

[Kerry Perkins]

Steve, I think it looks great! I would suggest boosting the overall level of the image, as you have plenty of headroom in the whites. You might also consider moving the bird/refelection (which is very nice) bit up in the frame, i.e., more room on the bottom and a crop from the top. The water level is pretty hard to gauge in this image, but I think you have it right! I love the grebes and their red eyes.

[SteveYoung]

Thanks for the advice. I absolutely did have a ton of headroom in the whites and it brightened up a bunch. So weird that it didn't seem dark to me after processing in RAW and PS. I'll try and build a little more canvas on the bottom and see how that looks.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Steve,

Like it as presented and the cool look could be from sky and often is natural. Anyway, looks real good to me. I really like the way you framed the subject - well done.