Wood Stork

[Jay R. Seltzer]

Taken today at the east end of the Sanibel River. Overcast sky at 2:45pm.

EOS 40D
400mm for 1/250 sec at f/5.6 with flash
ISO 100

Any comments appreciated.

Jay Seltzer

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice portrait and composition. The details look good, too. I might tone down the whites on the back a little and remove the spots underneath the bill and left of the chest.

[Jay R. Seltzer]

Thanks Axel... I see what you mean. Those spots near the bottom left are another one of those things that I never seem to notice until someone else points them out and then they become so obvious. It's nice having such a experienced group online. These forums are excellent. I've never seen so much nice work as I have from the contributors and moderators here....... Thanks !

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Jay, Very nicely done. Excellent COMP and use of flash. Perfect head angle. The blue BKGR looks a little lumpy/noisy and the two white spots above the head are problematic. The one that merges quite a bit with the head would be tough to get rid of. For the lumpiness, paint a QM, invert it, put it on a layer, and do a Gaussian Blur. Try about 10 pixels.

later and love and thanks for your kind BPN words. artie