BBP Preening

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500 +1.4 ex.
1/250 sec. at f/5.6
ISO 400
Tripod
Sandy Hook end of Oct. early morning

I liked the pose

[Suzanne Huot]

I like the pose too,and the sweet light that goes with it

[Ofer Levy]

This is gorgeous!!! Fantastic pose, excellent low angle, details and sharpness. The light is beautiful. I find the composition interesting and effective.If anything I would crop a bit off the top to get a standard 2:3 ratio.

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet light and one unusual pose love it !!! Sure wish you could have had a catch light to brighten the eye !!! Big Congrats on this one !!!!

[Mital Patel]

what a capture dear. so cute ... my only wish if it were mine i would have cropped few pixels from top.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks for the feedback folks! I appreciate it. Here is a repost w/ a bit off the top and the eye lightened just a bit w/ the removal of a tiny speck I noticed in the eye after posting.

[Stu Bowie]

Sweet, sweet light Denise, and well done on attacking a different angle. It sure works in this. Lovely behaviour captured, and I like the DOF effect in the water. Great image.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Denise really wonderful moment you captured. That light, what can you say, and the low angle! I like your repost.

[Betsie Storm]

Beautiful image Denise, like all of it but the soft pink light on the white feathers makes it very special. Thanks for sharing.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

magic pose,light,angle!!!

[Mital Patel]

thats so quick and perfect frame .. btw i found something red line on one of the bubble what was that ?

[denise ippolito]

thats so quick and perfect frame .. btw i found something red line on one of the bubble what was that ?

Mital, That is a shell :)

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent pose, and I love the feather caught between the mandibles...very nice! Denise, did you have to bring up some deatils in some of the blacks? I ask this because I see some noise on the bill, wingtip, and eye.

P.S. Great low angle!!

[Michael Zajac]

Denise, The repost looks great. Nice low angle. Fantastic pose. Small amount of noise but not much. Very well done.

[David Fletcher]

Wonderful shot Denise. Love the light quality, your trademark low angle and that pose. Repost looks stronger for web showing, but don't mind either.

[Raymond Barlow]

the second edit is sweet, really beautiful image!

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou all for your kind comments and feedback. I appreciate them.
Daniel, Yes I did. I do see some noise as noted. Thankyou.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lovely repost Denise and a very striking image with such wonderful lighting and unique pose. Like this a lot and big congratulations on such excellent timing.

[arash_hazeghi]

cute Denise, TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

stunning pic in gorgeous light - the repost does it for me Denise...

[Joe Senzatimore]

You really know how to capture that sweet light. Great seeing all the wonderful BBP you have posted recently. Keep em coming.

[Bonnie Block]

Very sweet, Denise. Love the angle and pose--with lovely eye contact.
Great image!

[Clement Francis]

Amazing capture of that wonderful pose and the angle too is so nice

[Danny J Brown]

Another rosy sweet shot Denise. This is one of my favorites - such a cute little critter.

[Matt Vosniak]

Looks like some sort of new funky stretching regimen Denise. This is a crazy cool pose and I like the composition of the shot. Another great capture.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou all so much for your support and comments. I appreciate it.