Snow Petrel, Antarctica

[vikram potdar]

This was taken from a moving boat in Drake passage.
Camera - Nikon D4
Lens - Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8
f/4, 200mm, 1/8000, EV - -1, ISO-200

[John Rowell]

An interesting view, I like the oof clouds and the image has a dreamlike quality to it. I like the shot, but it is too dark for my taste. I think a curves layer could bring up the whites a lot without blowing anything out and would improve the image.

[Arthur Morris]

Wow, wow, wow. This is a difficult bird to photograph. I'd pull the curve up a bit. I love the backlight and the nice look at the bird's face. Clouds and blue sky BKGR are great. Thanks a stack for your membership support bhai!

[Grace Scalzo]

Stunning image, beautiful use of light.

[adrian dancy]

Rarely photographed. I agree that the image should have the whites carefully lifted a bit.

[vikram potdar]

Thanks a lot Arthur, John, Adrian, Grace. Here is the re-post. Please let me know your view. Your feedback is very important to me. Thanks is advance

[christopher galeski]

very nice capture,repost is better,love the BG,thanks.

[John Rowell]

There you go. Repost looks much more appealing.

[vikram potdar]

Thanks John.

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[vikram potdar]

Thanks Christopher

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[Arthur Morris]

Yes, the repost is even better. Way to go.

[vikram potdar]

Thanks Arthur.

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[Doug Brown]

Fantastic bird that looks great against a blue sky dotted with nice clouds. The repost gets my vote, although I might try to selectively brighten the head a bit.

[vikram potdar]

Thanks Doug.

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[prasanna av]

Great image!!

[vikram potdar]

Thanks Prasanna.

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