This Is How We Do It

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

I love capturing the close interaction between parent and child in all wildlife. Just watching it is always such a pleasure and this was a very fun and successful shoot for me. This started out as full body shots but they got too close to me and I didnt want to move to spook them. About a 35% crop
St Pete beach FL
Canon 40D 300 mm 2.8 L IS lens w1.4x
ISO 400 f8@1/1600

[gail bisson]

This is really nice Cheryl. I love the interaction and the prey and parent's slightly open beak.Colors are spot on.
Good IQ on both birds with your choice of DOF.
I think there are many interesting crop options here. Would look nice tighter from the left and also a bit looser crop as well.
I can't decide if the chicks head needs a bit more sharpening or if it is the fluffy feathers that are naturally soft.
All in all a great image and wish it was mine,
Gail

[Davidwilliams]

Lovely capture, love the look of concern in the mothers eye

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Cheryl, good exposure on parent, and well timed to capture the special moment between parent and chick. The food item in the chicks bill adds interest, and I would leave the comp as is. Before reading Gail's comment, I aslo thought some selective sharpening is needed on the head of the chick. Love your sea BG.

[Marina Scarr]

This is my favorite of your captures of these guys, Cheryl. The comp is perfect to my eyes. Both subjects need some selective sharpening to my e yes.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Cheryl,
Sweeeeeet! I like the comp as is....tweak on sharpening mentioned but a great one!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Hi Cheryl, good exposure on parent, and well timed to capture the special moment between parent and chick. The food item in the chicks bill adds interest, and I would leave the comp as is. Before reading Gail's comment, I aslo thought some selective sharpening is needed on the head of the chick. Love your sea BG.
Thanks everyone
Stuart thanks for the sharpening suggestion. I like the crop as is too
Heres more sharpening

[Marina Scarr]

Right smack dab on the money now, GF. This one is a contest winner!!!! We'll have to get out there next year when the chick is a little younger. :)

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet pose and nice light. good details. for me something in between the original and repost

[PhilCook]

Wonderful interaction there, extra sharpen has made it perfect

[allanrube]

Agree with all the pluses. Very nice capture. However, the sharpening is too harsh for me on the chick in the repost. A chick is "soft."

[Tom Rambaut]

Nice repost and the interaction is lovley.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the interaction, details, exposure and composition. Well done Cheryl!

[christopher galeski]

very nice,its all been said,like the repost.thanks.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Right smack dab on the money now, GF. This one is a contest winner!!!! We'll have to get out there next year when the chick is a little younger. :)
Thanks girl. Yes we need to do alot of scouting next spring.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

sweet pose and nice light. good details. for me something in between the original and repost
Ahhhh I agree actually hit the preview button went back to PS tp lessen the sharpenign and realized it had posted. Thanks Arash.

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect in every way, Cheryl.

[Ofer Levy]

I like this a lot!!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent exposure, IQ and moment captured. I love it, Cheryl.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

One of your best for sure. Send it to a contest or two. Composition is superb. moment is there, balance is there...exposure looks good. has it all IMO. Superb work.

[Chris Martinez]

This is the type of photograph I'm dreaming of creating!!!! Bird portraits are beautiful in their own right but this type of subject matter is just wow.

Thanks a bunch!!! You've just given me the inspiration I need at the moment!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

This is the type of photograph I'm dreaming of creating!!!! Bird portraits are beautiful in their own right but this type of subject matter is just wow.

Thanks a bunch!!! You've just given me the inspiration I need at the moment!

Thanks Chris, You have inpired me to get another ! Thanks EVERYONE