Oystercatcher and shadow

[Frank McNamara]

Nickerson Beach w/ 1DsIII & 400L 5.6 - iso400 - F5.6 - 1/2000 - handheld.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Frank,

Overall, I like the exposure, saturation, and contrast in the image. The inclusion of the shadow is a plus!

I think it's a bit soft (large crop or maybe lack of sharpening in post?) and I could see a version with a bit more room on the right (and maybe a sliver on the left).

Miguel

[Frank McNamara]

Miguel
I have updated as requested because my wife agreed with you :)
Thanks
Frank

[Don Lacy]

HI Frank, Nice pose and the shadow is a nice bonus as posted the image is a little small I would love to see it reposted at the 1200 pixels limit so i can better judge the quality of the image

[Frank McNamara]

Don: 1200 as requested.

[Don Lacy]

Frank, The larger image is a big help on my monitor the image needs to be sharpen more and I am seeing what appears to be noise on the underside of the wings so I am wondering if you did some work on them. I pulled this into PS and did a round of sharpening on the bird only and I small amount of tonal contrast

[Frank McNamara]

Don, after closer inspection I noticed the noise under the wing and the tonal contrast was a help. Thank you very much.