White-winged Dove

[Ilija Dukovski]

White-wiged Dove, taken in Montago Bay Jamaica.
CC appreciated.

Nikon D700, Nikkor 300mm + TC2.0 ISO1600 f8 1/640 tripod

Cheers,
Ilija

[gail bisson]

Very nice Ilija. how do you say your name "phonetically"?
Nice soft diffuse light, good HA and nice ,parallel to the sensor, pose.
I like the slight head cock and the clear eye.
I would punch this up ever so slightly by add a point or 2 of blacks to the neutrals in Selective Coloring in Photoshop ( if you have it) and I might be tempted to clone in some rocks to get rid of the white OOF area at the bottom of the frame.
I wonder of this could go slightly brighter?
TFS
PS Did you know you can post your images at 1200 pixels on the long side and maximum 400KB? Bigger is better for my old tired eyes!

[Ilija Dukovski]

Thank you Gail. The I in my name is pronounce as ee or ea in meet, beat, neat. The j is pronounced as y in you. So it is ee-l-ee-y-a. I'll try to ramp up the contrast, and promise to post larger images in the future.

Cheers,
Ilija

[Alan Murphy]

Good job with the light and eye contact.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Good job with the light and eye contact.

Thank you Alan, I appreciate it.

Cheers,
Ilija

[Karl Egressy]

Nice light, head angle and eye contact. It is a little too tight in the frame.

[dankearl]

Nice subject, a bit tight in the frame, but I like the PP...

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Beautiful bird, light and eye contact. Agree that it's a bit tight.