Male Anhinga

[Mike Landwehr]

An early morning anhinga at Anhinga Trail, Everglades. Comments, criticisms and suggestions appreciated!

Mark II N
500 mm
ISO 400
1/250 at f/7.1

[Nagesh Mula]

Beautiful!!
Yeah thats what I would describe the pose and the shot.

[joel quenneville]

I cropped the image to take the bird out of the center. I think this strenghtens the composition and emphasizes the mood of the picture given by the dramatic light.

[James Salywoda]

Gorgeous portrait I like the repost by Joel you captured some excellent detail and the bg is sweet.

[Tony Whitehead]

Very nice portrait, Mike. I think taking a little off the left is fine. Lovely BG and details on the face and beak. Would only wish for more in the blacks - there is a big area of blocked up black in the centre of the image. Shadow/highlight opens up a bit.

[Juan Aragonés]

Love the sharpness, light, pose and BG but the bird is too centered in the frame. I like a lot Joel´s repost. Too bad that you clipped the blacks (have a look at the histogram) because I am sure that the dark areas of the necke are full of interesting textures and details.

[Mike Landwehr]

Thanks to all for the comments. Especially the suggestion to move the subject to the left. As for the blacks on the neck, that's a bit of a puzzle. The original image was neither over- or under-exposed. Looking at both the raw and the converted image, the only way I can find any detail on the neck is via extreme shadow adjustment (100% + a second adjustment). Might the problem be the light conditions when the photo was taken?