MY bill is pretty long too! - common loon with bill in profile

[Randy Stout]

This fellow was captured two weeks ago in northern Michigan. Probably a male, but not easy to tell.

D4 600VR with TC-14, EFL 850. f/7.1 1/1250 ISO 800 . From my boat.

Post: Minor crop for comp, added a sliver of canvas on left. Debated about the catchlight, but stayed with it as taken. Cleaned up specular reflections on bill. Toned down whites a bit. Selective sharpening.

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

[Karl Egressy]

Nice shooting angle, excellent pose and details, Randy. Love the velvety head, neck band and the beautiful eye.

[Mervyn Marsh]

Nice detail and great low angle.. Bird looks fantastic with that light

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Randy, your usual low shooting angle from your boat sets this off nicely. Once again exposure and sharpness spot on. Interesting colour to the plumage on the head - Im used to seeing more of a green sheen, rather than more brown here. There is a slight hint of green on the chin and back of the head. Do their colours 'change' due to the angle of light?

[gail bisson]

This is lovely Randy.
A nice intimate POV but what sets this one apart for me is the lovely colors in the water.
IQ excellent as always. Lovely detail to the feathers and whites.
Gail

[Richard Flack]

Wow Randy, carcker shooting angel, beautiful colours in the BG and incredible detail. I also really like the blues in the water. TFS

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Looks really beautiful as presented Randy. THe catchlight is big, but looks very natural to me.
TFS.

[adrian dancy]

What a lovely shot.....the catch light is fine....I would not have even dreamed of changing it:) I can only dream of doing this species as well as you have done them....'hat's off to ya'.'

[Randy Stout]

Thanks everyone for the comments. Always appreciated.

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, sharpness, details, pose, water color and composition. Excellent image Randy!