A Gannet passing underneath me as I stand on the absolute edge of a cliff on the Faroe Islands.
All comments and critique welcome!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Canon 500mm f/4 L IS USM II | ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/2500s
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A Gannet passing underneath me as I stand on the absolute edge of a cliff on the Faroe Islands.
All comments and critique welcome!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Canon 500mm f/4 L IS USM II | ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/2500s
I like the top side and the head turn with beautiful ocean BG. I'd like to see more details in the whites and a bit more sharpening on the bird
TFS
Nice pose, nice eye contact and I love the beautiful patterns in the water. Even nicer that you didn't slip from the absolute edge of that cliff!!! On my screen the whites of the bird are a touch bright and could use a bit more details. Your exposure was good so should be an easy fix. What I would do is select the bird, use NIK detail extractor at about 25-30% opacity to bring out a touch more details. It will also gray out the whites a little so then I would go into selective color and lower the blacks in the whites maybe 10 points or so. You will have to play with it to get the proper balance. But I think that minor adjustment will have a nice impact on the shot. Would also warm it up a bit as well. The changes will be subtle but should strengthen an already very nice photo.
Really like the doral view and that blue water background. Nice one.
Love the colours throughout and a good POV. I agree that there is more detail to be had on the whites.
Will
I like the wing position, POV, composition and BG. Very nice image Ivan.
Wonderful top shot with the WHITEs presented too bight. In addition to Isaac's suggestions you might try moving the Highlight slider to the left a bit during the RAW conversion.
with love, artie
Thank you for all of your inputs! I was a bit sloppy with my handeling on the whites. I toned them down a bit and tried to extract some more detail in this version.
Please notice that this photo is replaced since Arties reply!
You fell into the trap by making the WHITEs grey :(. The trick is to tease out some detail while keeping the whites white. If you want, send me the RAW file by large file server to samandmayasgrandp@att.net.
with love, artie
This is a really strong frame, Ivan! Yes, the white were too bright but the repost looks much better. The watery background with just a hint of foam is perfect!
Thanks Ivan. I thought that it looked a bit better.
with love, artie