Taken in the early morning light at Lake Hodges in San Diego, Ca. The background is the early morning sun reflecting off of a large hillside across the lake.
Comments and critiques are much appreciated.
1D MKIII
300 2.8 + 2X
1/500 f/5.6
Ex. comp +2/3
ISO 800
Last edited by chris mayne; 08-27-2009 at 11:50 AM.
Beautiful light, nice wing position, and excellent sharpness. I do wish the head were turned slightly towards you. I'd probably trim some canvas off the bottom and add some on the left.
Thank you guys for the input. I added about a 1/2 inch to top, 1/4 inch back and shortened the space in front. Does that work better? By the blue cast did you mean the tips of the wings? They are on the raw image and I'm not sure if those are new wintips or what. I did clone them a bit to see how that looked. Thanks.
The composition looks good in the repost. The whites that look blueish are not sunlit. You could just try to decrease the blue saturation in those areas.
This a beautiful flight portrait. There so much to look at and appreciate. Best for me is the wing position, which reveals so much subtle detail. I also like the similarity in color of the bird and background, which works for me because the bird is so sharp compared to the soft background. I like the composition of the 2nd post.