Razorbill at dusk

[Charles Glatzer]

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Iceland

1Ds Mark III, 600mm
Manual, spot plus 2 EV off white chest, 1/400 @ f5.6, ISO 200
Post-production- LR2, CS4

See you where there is light, or at the computer

Best,

Chas

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the wing flap, angle, BG and sharpness. I wish I would have had light like this. :) If it were mine I might remove what looks like whitewash on the rock.

[Alfred Forns]

Fine image Chas Love the shadow/highlight detail Just about perfect light on that bird !!! Love the pose looking straight up and stretched wings !!! Big Congrats !!! ... btw bg not bad either !!!

[David Roach]

Just wondrous light and pose!! Congrats!

[Brian Zwiebel]

Fantastic stuff Chas, I would not change a thing. Particularly like the head back pose with flap and the nice details in blacks and whites.

Good Shooting!

BZ

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Killer light Charles. Love the pose and color tones. I find the eye a little hard to make out in the darkness. Not sure if it is possible to lighten it? Wonderful work! :)

[Harshad Barve]

Suureal lighting and cool pose
TFS

[Lorant Voros]

Magical light and lovely pose. It works for me perfectly. I would also try to remove the whitewash if it was mine. Congratulations for this great image.

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderfulimage Chaz. Love the light and pose.

[Jim Fenton]

Love the light, exposure, sharpness and pose.

Axel's comment regarding the whitewash is one which comes up time and again (not just from Axel and not picking on him). I think this boils down to what you want the image to represent or to whom you're selling it.

If it were to be sold as a print as art then I'd clone it out. For a record environmental shot, I'd personally leave it in.

[Charles Glatzer]

Love the light, exposure, sharpness and pose.

Axel's comment regarding the whitewash is one which comes up time and again (not just from Axel and not picking on him). I think this boils down to what you want the image to represent or to whom you're selling it.

If it were to be sold as a print as art then I'd clone it out. For a record environmental shot, I'd personally leave it in.

Jim,

Could not agree more. Nature is not a sterile environment, although many try to illustrate it as such. Present the image as you see fit, and to thine own self be true.

Best Regards,

Chas

[Ilija Dukovski]

Very cool pose, and excellent light make this one. Agree with Axel about cleanup of the rock.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Love the vertical, the gorgeous BG, the pose which shows both wings in a good position, the rock and of course the Light! If anything I wish for the rock not to go OOF towards the left side of the frame. Otherwise pretty much excellent!

[Francis Bossé]

Charles, I like everything about this picture... The action, the light, the composition... I only think I don't like, it's not mine...