Nikon D7000 w/Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lens @ 300mm, hand held
ISO 800; f/7.1, 1/1600 sec.; MM +0.67
PP: Topaz DeNoise 4; PS CS6 levels, curves, crop, sharpen
This Snowy Sheathbill image was captured at Bluff Cove Lagoon, the Falklands. I was impressed by the way that the bird seemed to merge with the white sand behind it. And then there is that amazing face!
absolutely love this high key portrait! The detail and the muted colours all work perfectly for me. Maybe a little extra added to the left as the eye is very central and kind of holds there, but, great, great image for me!
What an amazing image. Well conceived and captured. Colors are terrific against the high-key bg -- gotta love that face. Yes to a little added canvas on the left.
Spectacular hi-key image Norm. If I squint my eyes, it almost looks like an abstract. Beautifully conceived and executed. I agree adding to the left to increase dynamics of image.
Interesting merger of white on white, leaving just the bill and eye with a hint of feathers. I like it.
but Norm - I'm seeing a lot of noise in the bill and the eye -- you might consider using Ari's noise reduction techniques starting with the original RAW. I know that his method has helped me with difficult images.
Beautiful bird; I love how the snow BG merges into the feathers. I would like to see a bit more NR, and a slight head turn towards you would have been nice.
In my opinion your choice of a high key presentation works great. It really brings out that cool beak. I like the subtle tone difference between the body and the BG. TFS
Thanks everyone, for your comments and suggestions.
I've tried to address a couple of your suggestions in this repost. To do it right, I'll have to go back to my RAW file and start over from scratch. But to see what general effect your suggestions would have, I've made some quick changes in an intermediate PS file.
What A Remarkable Face
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