Breeding Beauty....

[David Roach]

It's that time of year at Anhinga Trail. This male in full breeding plumage was showing off for the birding paparazzi!! 1DMKIIN 400DO 2xtc IS0 1250 F11@1/332

[Nonda Surratt]

I want to actually see one of these birds someday, I think they are wonderful!Love the BG and the pose and the colors! I sort of wish there was just a bit more canvas by the beak? Very ,very nice

[Alfred Forns]

Agree on the canvas Love the feather detail and pose Great looking eye and raised feathers A very slight head turn would have been great Sweet image !!!

[David Roach]

Thanks for the helpful comments, as always!! This is close to full frame (just a tad off the top and bottom) so there is no more actual canvas to add on the right. Is there a tutorial on adding canvas using photoshop?

[Michael Rosenbaum]

Nice capture of the breeding coloration, David. A tiny nit would be the smallish grey area at the corner of the image--it's a bit distracting if you should choose to clone it out. I believe Fabs had a tutorial about 1/5 in digital workflow forum on adding to canvas size.

[Blake Shadle]

Very nice image, and I agree about the need more room. I'd also prefer if he was facing a bit more toward the image plane.