Staying close to Mom - common loon and chick

[Randy Stout]

This chick was staying tucked in with mom, hoping to encourage some breakfast, I suspect. Imaged last month in northern Michigan.

D4 600VR TC14E-II, f/10 ISO 800 Mounted in my boat

Post: Crop for comp. Small amount of canvas added to right. Selective sharpening. Cleaned up second reflection in each eye

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

[gail bisson]

I really like this Randy! A very different than the usual baby loon and parent image.
Great greens in the water and I really like the way the loons intersect one another.
IQ is tops as always with the whites perfectly exposed and a nice crop
Gail

[Ian Wilson]

Beautiful work Randy, nice angle and composition, technically spot on. Well done. Cheers, Ian

[arash_hazeghi]

love the low angle and the green BG, good details, whites look a bit hot on my screen.

TFS

[Binu John]

Love this shot! Excellent POV, exposure, composition and details! TFS

[Richard Flack]

Beautiful composition Randy, love how the loons intersect and the ripples in the water. Agree with Arash re the whites. TFS

[Randy Stout]

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Brightest whites are 252, most in 240s, but will redo with a few points reduction. Thanks!

Randy

[Sharon Hallowell]

Sweet!...wouldn't change a thing! Sharon

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely, I like that you chose a pano crop. A tender moment captured perfectly. Thank you for sharing.

[Marina Scarr]

Really enjoying this image, Randy. The low POV is awesome, and I Love seeing them so close together so that you can really compare the two.

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Randy! I like the interaction, IQ, low angle, BG and composition

[Frank Schauf]

Great scene and setting you have here.