It is such a joy to trawl through images from my last trip south. This is one of a Black-browed Albatross on New Island in the Falklands, actively digging up mud for the nest.
I cropped for a more or less pano, reduced impacts of specular highlights on rocks in BG, and sharpened. Also the eye was lightened a bit with the dodge tool and corrected white balance in LAB colour.
Comments most welcome!
Canon EOS 50D, 400/5.6 on tripod
capture date: 6 November 2009, 10:34 AM (my mum and dad's wedding anniversary)
exposure program: Aperture Priority
ISO speed: 400
shutter speed: 1/1250
aperture: f8.0
exposure bias: +0.0
metering: Pattern
light source: AWB
flash: OFF
I like the composition, exposure and story.
I might consider very slightly toning down the brightness of the clump of grass on left.
I could see some modest cropping from the left as an option, but believe I like it best as is.
Seriously, beautiful pose and color and I'm with Randy, a little less on the left may make the compo stronger, the roots of the clump of grass would be my cropping line.
TFS.
Great bird, I love the plumage tones and colors.
Other than above I would sharpen the eye selectively and
probably brighten it a bit to get a crisp look.
Unusual comp but it works for me.
digging for mud
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