Anhinga w/ Nesting Material

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500mm +1.4 ex.
1/1000 SEC. AT f/5.6
ISO 400
Tripod
Wako-last Feb.
Large crop and cloned branch in front of bird

[Kiran Poonacha]

A very diffrent image from you Denise, nice moment frozen and the nesting material adds well..

[paul leverington]

OK-- well this is incredable. Wowee -Zowee!!! I think you could do some extra sharpening on the stuff in his bill closest to us and maybe try to pick up more detail in the dark areas somewhere along the line, but other than that--perfecto!! Very dramatic, artistic, and impressive Denise!! Just awesome!

Paul

*Photokit has this depth of field brush that could help the nesting material.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I think you could do some extra sharpening......otherwise a great pose,moment,bg!!!

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou all for your input.

Paul, I added some selective sharpening to head and nesting material and opened up the darks at the bottom just a bit. Hope this is an improvement. Thankyou for taking the time. I appreciate it.:)

[David Hemmings]

The repost is an improvement Denise. This is quite dramatic, very cool capture!

[James Salywoda]

Very artistic Denise an excellent composition well seen very beautiful the repost is perfect.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Way to go Denise. I love the repost.

[Stu Bowie]

Interesting colours around the eye Denise, and different to see building material in the beak, and not a fish going down the hatch.

[Doug Brown]

Visually striking image Denise! I like your composition here. Sharpening and opening up the blacks really helped.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou guys for your kind words and support-much appreciated.

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Denise.
Love the mood captured. My eye is drawn to the bill and the nesting material. Good comp.
Very well seen and captured.

[denise ippolito]

Dave, Thank you very much. I appreciate the comments.