mostly we had storm petrels and giant petrels off the back of the ship as we sailed around South Georgia Island (we actually circumnavigated the island twice) but a few other birds also showed up from time to time - especially 2 or 3 wandering albatrosses that tended to stay far back from the ship. This one has only the tiniest start of the peach marking at the neck and the wings are dark - which i think means its young .
canon 1dmk4, 400 f/4 do, 1/1000 at f/6.3, iso 800 handheld
contrast added in LR, a little canvas added above and bird moved back slightly in PS - nik tonal contrast and detail extractor, nik sharpener on bird, background saturation increased and blurred slightly.
These are stunning sea-birds Pat and you have achieved a nice sharp image here. A little more canvas top and bottom would work for me and the image does appear a little bright on my monitor.
thanks folks, and I agree - whites definitely look too bright as posted. looked a little dark in PS before i saved. oh well - will learn eventually. thank you for the suggestions re space around bird - i really struggle with that.
Pat, very nice image. Love the left wing position and the overall composition. Just a tad bit more room on the top and left would be great, as suggested by others. Feel free to repost with a revised image if you want :)
South Georgia Wandering Albatross
Reply With Quote
