Another loon

[joel quenneville]

This image was made right after the loon surfaced giving me those nice drops on his head. All comments welcome.

1/1250s
f/8
ISO 400
Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 + 2x TC @ 600mm
Nikon D300

[Joel Haas]

Don't know how it could be better! Good work.

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Joel,
Nice closeup on the head. I like the colors, the droplets on the head and the eye. Looks like the image could use a little contrast boost on my monitor.
Steve

[Doug Brown]

Great sharpness and the water droplets look good! I would boost contrast significantly and decrease brightness some. Thanks for posting!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great angle, eye contact and details. Another vote for more contrast.

[Arthur Morris]

Agree. The head esp. needs to be blacker. And this may sound odd, but the image looks as if it has a greenish cast... Well framed with a perfect head angle. The eye could use some work.

[Arthur Morris]

Could not resist: I color balanced the image, added lots of black to the neutrals and blacks, did some work on the eye, and toned down the bill highlights...

[Alfred Forns]

Color balance was the first thing that came to my mind !!! Like the re post very much

I like the exposure giving you good detail in the dark feathers while holding the bright areas Difficult bird to expose !!!

[Maxis Gamez]

I have to agree with the repost as it was the first thing I noticed.