Razorbill

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
100-400mm
ISO 100
1/400 sec. at f/7.1
HH from a blind on Machias Island (end of July)
slight crop


I should have raised my ISO's and stopped down more-next time
I changed my PP for this one- let me know your thoughts

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I love the pose and that yellow gape is really cool. Exposure appears perfect. I checked the levels in CS4 and it appears that the whites are on or very close to the 255 mark. Nevertheless, I don't feel it's crucial. Don't know what your PP was but it looks darn fine to me. :) thanks for sharing. :)

[Dan Brown]

Great shot Denise! I really like the sharpness, warm light on the head/neck area and the eye! The whites are white and maybe you can recover them a bit but it looks good as is. :)

[Harshad Barve]

Anothere fine image Deinse
nice compo, HA & sharpness
TFS

[Doug Brown]

Hi Denise. Great open-bill pose! The exposure looks fine on my monitor, but I don't mind bleeding-edge whites. I also think the DOF looks fine. I would crop the image a little looser though. I'm not sure I've ever taken a photo at ISO 100! :D

[Bill Foxworthy]

Great looking bird denise with good detail in blacks and very close whites. Love the beak, eye and orange in mouth. A beauty for sure.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful pose,exposure,bg`s color!

[michael]

This is the best image of a razor bill in terms of exposure and detail I have seen. I would have put more canvas at the left and a little more at the top.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice done, Denise. Beautiful EXP control, I may sharpen the eye some more.

[Aidan Briggs]

Ditto Fabs. Looks like that overcast light sure helped with the exposure!

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent exposure all round Denise, and well timed to get the open beak. I like the softer pastel colour in the BG. Great image.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Great pose, exposure and sharpness. Love that you can see the eye well and the open bill of course. Congrats, JR

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou everyone for your kind words. Much appreciated.

[Randy Smith]

Way Cool. Maybe a little more selective contrast on the highlight in the eye. I am sitting in the Northern Pacific, never seen this bird, love the beak. The lighting is perfect to capture this birds plumage.

[denise ippolito]

Randy, Thankyou for your comments. I love their beaks also.

[Matt Vosniak]

The open bill and perfect exposure makes this so good Denise. The little bit of yellow/orange peeking out from the mouth just brings everything together. Excellent shot!!!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Matt I appreciate it.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nicely done Denise. Love the open beak and clean BG. Exposure looks great on my monitor.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou Juan, I appreciate it.