Wow, what a first post. It is sharp with plenty of d-o-f. I love the soft light and the chick is beyond cute. two perfect head angles, a wonderful chick on the back pose, and the water is great too. The only thing that bugs me is the bit dark reflection on the bottom frame edge near the center.
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Last edited by Arthur Morris; 11-14-2018 at 06:23 PM.
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Welcome aboard Anita! Endearing image and what a beautiful species. I like your POV and the head angles on both parent and chick, well done. Maybe a bit more sharpening and another round of noise reduction on the water... That eye does it for me every time!
Hi Anita, glad you finally got round to posting! Looking forward to seeing some gannets!
Only looking on a works screen so won't go into technical details but the pose is lovely and the subject is great. Just wanted to chime in to say 'welcome'.
Hello Anita, glad that you finally decided to start posting, you are very famous on Artie's blog and I met you once at Fort DeSoto. Ditto the previous comments. Please keep them coming. TFS.
Last edited by Juan Tolentino; 11-15-2018 at 09:21 AM.
Welcome Anita. Beautiful image of a species that I have never seen but have seen plenty of pictures of. This is what wildlife photography is all about. Capturing a beautiful moment, not just making an image. As for the image I think the colors and tone are a bit thin. In selective color I would select the neutrals and add somewhere between 10-15 points of black, then I would increase the saturation of the bird maybe + 10 (seems like a lot but as it is mostly a tones of gray and white bird it isn't ) to bring out more of the beautiful rusty tones of the head. Doing this will really make the bird come to life and help separate it from the background as well. Also below the bill a few inches there is a tuft of feathers sticking out. Under that tuft there are 2 blue dots/marks that look out of place. Not sure if you did some cloning there or what, but I would address that area. Really looking forward to more from you.
Last edited by Isaac Grant; 11-15-2018 at 10:45 AM.