Hoodie - Yep, another one!

[Miguel Palaviccini]

I really thought I was done, but after seeing Bill's great capture of a Hoodie preening, I had to go back to some that I taken but hadn't processed.

This one is a very heavy crop. About 30% of the original is left, where the original is already a 1.5 crop in camera. I didn't want to crop any more, so I hope the composition works on this one. I have room all around, so feel free to chime in. I didn't find the reflection interesting enough to keep.

Shooting Info:
Nikon D800 | 500 f/4 + 2x
1/500" | f/9 | ISO 1250

[PhilCook]

For a big crop it stands up well Miguel and I do like the active preening pose. Lovely lustre quality on the water and liking very much the way both water and backdrop meld together seamlessly so to speak. I see why you cropped as you did as the reflection though interesting is not the perfect mirror image style...however I find the comp in frame could do with a little more canvas on the bottom

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful shot. Lovely light, eye contact and low angle here.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the composition and I think a straightforward 3:2 would also work well. I would consider just a little more sharpening just to see the effect.

[Dave Leroy]

A very nice preening pose, color and bg. I could see a bit more room on right and below. I like the idea of trying a bit of selective sharpening, particularly around head and bill area. It paid off handsomely to go back for another look at photos.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent pose, Miguel. Love the pose, the low angle and the clean bg.
Agree with Jon re the comp and sharpening.

[Fernando Cerra]

Lovely image ! like the tail feathers detail and overall composition.