Lovely mood here! The water color is great, nice quiet pose.
The whites, esp. on the breast, are a bit overexposed. This is a classic problem with this bird. If shot in raw, perhaps you can reconvert and pull out some more detail.
I might also consider a different crop, with more room to the left, since the bird is looking that way, and less to the right.
It also helps us a lot to post your camera,lens and exposure details. It helps with the critique.
I would've centered the bird vertically and I would crop from bottom to de-center the bird horizontally, but the mood, light, pose, BG, colors and detail here are stunning! I love this species!!! I would also tone down the whites a bit.
Congratulations!
Thank you guys. It was shot in RAW so I will see if I can tone down the whites a bit. I will also play around with the crop and see what I can come up with. I forgot to put my settings in the orginal post, so here you go.
D90
f/7.10
300mm f/4 + 1.7x
ISO 640
Love the color of the water; combined with the pose of the bird this image does have a good feel to it. I vote for Randy's suggestion but, I think both crop suggestion would work.
I agree with comp suggestions, but a fine image indeed. I like the relaxed pose, and the deep green water really sets the subject off nicely. The white breast is a bit hot, but it often looks like that with the naked eye too! :-)
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