Anhinga

[Raul Quinones]

From Anhinga trail, ENP.

Camon 40D, 500mm f/4, 580 Flash, Better beamer, tripod
640s f8.0 at 700.0mm iso200 with flash at -3

Comments and recommendations welcome
Raul

[Robert O'Toole]

Looks very sharp and the eye contact/detail looks great also.

Light looks harsh and less than ideal for these guys, they really need soft light to look their best.

Robert

[Robert Amoruso]

Raul,

If you had gotten a bit less head turn towards you, you could have gotten the full beak as well as the eye in sharp focus. I know that with these guys bobbing their heads around it is a difficult taste. As Robert mentioned, sharp eye and good details.

[Lance Warley]

Great shot, Raul.

It was great to meet you!!!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Raul Like the intense look Agree with previous suggestions all very good Looks like the lighter head feathers have a peculiar coloration Normally they are lighter and more creme color?

[Raul Quinones]

Thanks for recommendation.
Lance,
It was also nice to meet you, it was easy to recognize you with the picture on your profile.

Alfred,
I check the raw file I am not sure that there is a color shift to those feathers... during the PS workflow I applied the following adjustments; levels, SH/ H, Hue/ Saturation (no more than 6 points to master ), and USM.
The only local changes was to delete one of the two catch-light on the birds eye.

Robert & Robert,
Harsh light is due for the shooting time 4:30 PM. When I drive to ENP, I am there from sunrise to sunset, shooting at everything that moves, not too many opportunities to visit the park.

[Chris Dodds]

Just a bit of a head-turn, and the end of the beak and the eye would be sharp.