Great image, Denise. The background is great, with only a subtle white area at the bottom, that might be hard to clone out, abutting the ibis. Excellent sharpness, managing to get the entire bird parallel with the image plane, which I have found difficult at times. Great exposure, with details seen throughout the various shades of whites and browns. I also like the diagonal comp, with the bright, sharp blue eye placed well.
Peter, The BG does look much better and I didn't realize till I saw your re-post how unsharp my image was. Thankyou for taking the time to help me.
Here is my re-post following your instruction-hope it's better-not worse-:)
Last edited by denise ippolito; 03-18-2009 at 03:32 PM.