Common loon juvi - blue lagoon

This handsome juvi was imaged several years ago, but never processed. It was the end of August, so he was as big as his parents, and also had begun flying.
I am generally not a huge fan of plain blue water backgrounds, but I found this one effective.
Taken from my little boat, "Loonie Too".


D4 600VR f/5 1/800s ISO 1250 SB900 with beamer for fill flash. Mounted on a pedestal in bottom of the boat.

Post: Leveled, slight crop for comp, cleaned up the flash catchlight, selective sharpening.

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers


Randy

I like the low angle, HA, sharpness, exposure and composition. Very well done Randy.

Hi Randy, good call on the better beamer, worked a treat, great colour palette and I do like the slight head turn too. The hint of water droplets on the back plumage is a nice touch. Agree with Karl, the low angle and sharpness is great, what are you using a WW2 LCA :bg3:. There are some terrific images being posted at present, with really cool low POV's, well done Randy.

TFS
Steve

Works well for me too, the blue is subtle and does not overpower. Nice low angle, tasteful processing including the pano-ish crop.

Hi Randy, lovely low perspective, and great use of your flash - its subtle, and also well exposed. The juvie is tack sharp, and nothing wrong with your water BG -I do like the pastel blues.