Shot last September in Nd slough. Processed with Dpp 4,Topaz noise ,Photoshop. Shot vertical Comments and critiques appreciated.
Canon 1 DX 111
500 f/4 L Is
700 mm
Av 6.3
1/2500
Iso 800
Ooh, I love it! Colours, sharpness, textures in the water, reflection, even the boxy comp....all look great. A small thing I would do is slightly darken the eye in the reflection, just to make it stand out more as it is faint as is. but other than that a real strong image here.
Looking real good Kevin...Fab detail and a great pose...and yes the RP with the eye looks better. I really like the colours in the BG. Yes, probably one of your best.
Not often that an image of a sleeping bird connects, but I think this does well! Colors and texture on the water are lovely, and the feather detail on the bird is great. I'm not as big a fan of the reflected eye as the others; it looks too sharp compared to
the rest of the blurred bird.
For starters, the lighting gave a huge boost. But you got lots of details and sufficient dof. The low point of view is super and I love that the only sign of the water line is the entry point of the leg, where the water turns a little blue.
Contrast is striking and subject looks well processed. The only thing I can offer is taking a look with a touch more bkg above and a touch less below. At least maybe worth a look?
Hi Kevin .. nice one , with lovely colors and the reflection is a nice bonus .
Really love the color range in the water . Sweet light is nicely exposed and nice overall contrast is showing up .
Personally I might back off slightly on the sharpening or the contrast in the high frequency areas ....