Need a napkin? (Brant)

[Daniel Cadieux]

I was going for some tight feeding head and shoulder images when this Brant raised its head and offered a surprise wingstretch. I kept the tight crop while it did this, resulting in this interesting full-frame image. I do wish the shadow wasn't cast on the body...I've already lightened it up to about half the darkness it originally was - anyhting more was pushing the IQ on that part of the image.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/8, ISO 400, -0.3 EC, natural light, handheld.

[Brian Zwiebel]

A little unorthodox here Daniel but it leaves you with a nice composition. The shadow does not bother me, looks fine as is.

Good Shooting!

BZ

[Sid Garige]

excellent composition Daniel.

[Harshad Barve]

super compo here
he definately needs napkin here :D
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

I like the light, sharpness, and weed in the beak. Comp works well, and if only he had lifted his head slightly more, to have separated from the wing.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Ditto Stuart. JR

[Tony Whitehead]

Love the curves. The lightened shadow seems fine to me. Focus is spot on.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Superb frame Daniel, loved the HA, ,the grass adds well to it, the details look good and the crop looks good, congrats..