Antarctic Prion

[Ian Wilson]

Antarctic Prion, one of the small pelagic seabirds of the Southern Ocean. The image was captured on 6 January 2014 at sea off Macquarie Is, Australian sub-Antarctic.
Canon 5DIII + 300 mm f/2.8L II + 2x III extender, hand-held.
Av priority, f/7.1, 1/5000 sec, ISO 800, EC +2/3 EV.
Processed in DPP: crop, adjust WB, shad/h'lights, USM, RAW-TIFF. PS Elements: background NR using median filter, adjust levels on bird, lighten face, downsize TIFF-JPEG, USM.
Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome.

[Don Nelson]

Superb top-surface banking image of this petrel. I like the head angle, and the fact that it shows a few of the plates on the upper bill. This species filters zooplankton through these plates in the upper bill. I like the background - nice to see the horizon and well done that it does not intersect the wing on the bird. This is flight photography at the extreme - pelagic boat trip on rough ocean. Well Done!

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent banking pose and eye contact, Ian.

[Binu John]

Wonderful banking pose, Ian! Getting a banking shot is not easy. Well done!

[Ivan Sjögren]

Loving your series of seabirds! Tricky bird to get and you managed to get a perfect bank, sharpness and bg.

[gail bisson]

Technical prowess is definitely highlighted in this topside banking shot. Tack sharp image of this small speedster. Well done!
I find the overall image quite dark and would increase the exposure or brightness.
Gail

[David Salem]

I agree great shot of this bird and I love the pose but overall looks quite dark to me too. An increase of probably two thirds would be great. We'll done

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone for good feedback on this one. In the repost I have increased the brightness as suggested by Gail and David. Regards, Ian

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Ian
Your repost is way better!
Love the pose, light and those details on the bird´s face. Very nice exposure too!