Chinstrap

[rmoragaz]

Hi from Chile.
I was guiding in the Antarctica last month and in sunny day, near a chinstrap colony I manage to get this nice portrait of this amazing penguin specie. I tried to get the most of detail of the eye. I think the yellow contrast beautiful with the overall white of the scene. I hope you enjoy !!

Comments and critiques are welcome!!!

Rodrigo Moraga

Location: Antarctica
Canon 7D, Canon 70-200 f4, ISO 320, 1/2000 F10
Small saturation of the eye in PS

[Harshad Barve]

This is all togather new species for me , but what a cute bird , lovely pose , nice techs , shparness and compo works for
TFS

[John Chardine]

A beautiful portrait Rodrigo. Your exposure is spot on with lots of detail in the blacks and whites. I like the lookback and eye contact. I would give a little more room at the top.

BTW which ship were you on? I was there for 6 weeks and just returned.

[Kim Rollins]

Well to me it looks like you nailed this portrait. Very good detail, exposure seems spot on and composition is pleasing too. Well done and a pleasure to see.

Thank for sharing this.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the expo here, nice details and comp..

[Norm Dulak]

Rodrigo:

You and John Chardine have done a wonderful job of introducing this remarkable bird to all of us. Your portrait is stunning, with an excellent pose, great exposure and feather detail. My only suggestion would be to sharpen the image a bit more.

Thanks for sharing!

Norm

[Ramon M. Casares]

Wonderfull portrait my friend! Great exposure, details, comp, nice light and lovely pose. I envy you :)
Congratulations!

[Stephen Stephen]

Lovely image Rodrigo. Like John I would like to see a bit more head room too.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the head angle and the whites look very good, too. I could also see this as a vertical crop. Keep them coming, it's always a treat to see these southern species!

[Luis Villablanca]

Very cool portrait, Rodrigo. The exposure is excellent with plenty of details on both black and white tones.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Its always fun to see such less-photographed species. Excellent exposure control given the harsh light.

[rmoragaz]

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I think I have a little space to give more room at the top; I will check the raw file. I was working at the Antarctic Shipping. If I'm lucky I will go back in February (jejeje). I have been going to the Antarctica for 3 years now, I it always gives you something new to see!!!!

Rodrigo

[Randy Stout]

Rodrigo:

Techs mentioned above, very nice. I like the texture in the feathers, looks like a warm fleece blanket.

Hope to see more.

Randy

[John Chardine]

Rodrigo- One way of giving a bit more room at the top is to create canvas and then clone some of your plain background into the new space. here's what I mean.

[rmoragaz]

John, thanks a lot. I know how to do it, but I wanted to see if I could do it with the original file first.
You did the work, Thanks a lot for that..jejeje...and actualy..I LIKE IT.
Un abrazo

Rodrigo

[paul leverington]

For me the shot just makes you want to run your fingers through his fluff. This shot has great appeal --nits covered pretty much, so I won't add. As far as canvas I would vote for somewhere between the original and Johns.

FWIW--I almost never use a clone tool anymore.

Paul