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White Pelican jumping off dock to chase bait fish. Sebastian, Fl
Canon 5D Mark II, 500 F4L IS, 1.4 TC, @F5.6, 1/6400sec, Manual Mode

I think the wings look great and the position is very nice overall. I would like to see a little more space though. :)

I agrre with Akos, more room top, bottom, and right would give this image some breathing space...just feels cramped as is. Exposure is handled well, but would like a little less agressive sharpening...a few sharpening halos below bill and around primaries are evidence of this.

Hey Layton,

Saw this one on your website and liked it. I would agree with more room as suggested. With this sky, an easy thing to do.

Hi Layton,

Interesting pose. I wish for more room all around.

Nice job with exposure and sharpness. Agree about more room. I would lighten the iris a little to give the eye some more life.

Another vote for more room around the bird and I also suggest a selective increase of the saturation in the yellow/orange areas of the skin and a litle more to the BG. Yellows and blues compliments extremely well each other :-)