Seems like both you and the Loon were relaxed. Your pano crop works well with the outspread wings and the loon sunken into the water. Exposure well controlled, sharp, and I like the overall detail in this. Great capture Randy.
Randy, I really like the stretched wings w/ the water drops falling off. Beautiful HA and BG. The details look very good as does your exposure. Looks like your trip was a success and it's nice to have you back.
Not bad for a loonatic. Nice pose with just about perfect wing position. I think that this could be improved with some Eye Doctor work....
What type of pedestal?
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Artie, I did brighten the eye just a bit. Because the light was very soft, and indirect, you don't get the brilliant red eye that loons show in full sun. I did not want to go overboard, wanted to keep it consistent with how it looked in person. Perhaps a bit more local contrast would work.
The boat has four pedestal mounted seats that can be moved around as needed for fishing. I bought an extra adjustable pedestal, put an aluminum plate on the top where the seat would normally go, mounted my Wimberely on to of that. If it is OK, I could post a picture of the setup in this thread, or do one in the general photography forum. I found it worked quite well. Didn't trust a tripod not to get knocked over with wave action or my movement as I moved around the boat. Plus, since I was also driving the boat, couldn't use something that couldn't be left unattended, like a BLUBB.