Sunset Gannet

[Lance Peters]

Another from the gannet colony - Bg is all natural (Wish the slighlty darker line was not there) .
Cropped a tad, sharpened a tad.

D3
Sigmonster @800mm
F5.6
1/60th
+1.0EV
800 ISO
SB800 with better beamer @ -1 2/3
Matrix Metering
Gitzo Tripod

Close to what I had visualized....

Comments welcome .
:)

[Randy Stout]

Lance:

Nice vision. Very pretty, soft light, nice head angle, colorful lores, nice catchlight.

I like the comp and sharpness.

I would remove the down on the beak.

Hope you have some more to share!

Thanks

Randy

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Lance,

I like this very much. Gorgeous colors and light. The pose is pleasing with engaging eye contact. I debated with myself a bit but, ended up agreeing with Randy on removing the down on the beak as it tends to draw my attention.

[denise ippolito]

Lance, The colors are very nice as are the details. Beautiful HA and lighting!

[Rob Drummond]

Lovely light once again Lance. I'm ambivalent about the down on the bill.

cheers Rob

[John Chardine]

Love it and love the down on the bill- it just emphasises that we capture real-life situations and not studio set-ups.

I would run a round of sharpening to the face and bill, and increase the contrast a tad.

[Lance Peters]

Thanks for the comments .... Have to say I wouldn't remove the down - just doesn't fit with my personal ethics I guess ..

Good int on the sharpening and contrast John - I applied some sharpening only a teeny amount - didn't want to over do it.

[Sid Garige]

Very good image. I like the way you balanced the background and subject with flash.

[Tony Whitehead]

Good use of flash, Lance. I love the colours and pose. Agree on a little more sharpening on face and bill for web presentation. I am always amazed at how many gannets seem to have a piece of down stuck to the bill!

[Scott Goetz]

Gorgeous!
I "third" the need for a tad more sharpening.

Scott