Plumes

[Fabs Forns]

Here's George landing at first light, looking for a branch right under his nest :cool:
His protuberance removed and some blurring applied to the foreground.
Wako Wetlands

Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens (mm): 600
ISO: 1000
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/320

[Randy Stout]

Fabs:

The raised feathers on his chest, wing position and splashes all give a sense of movement/action.

I do wish the bill was a bit more distinct from the neck. Perhaps a bit more sharpening/contrast tweaking could help that area.

I also might consider going 1/2 stop brighter on the image, matter of taste really.

Cheers

Randy

[Ilija Dukovski]

Very interesting, excellent plumage show.
Agree with Randy about bit more head turn.
Quite unique and original image. Very nice.

[kevinmat]

Such an unusual capture Fabs. I think that in cases like this where such a striking presentation is made, the imperfections in the image are secondary.

[John Chardine]

Love the deep colours here Fabs and the focus on the plumes, underwings and splash. Here's I think a rare example of an image that does not need super sharpness in the head/eye area because the emphasis is elsewhere.

[Chris Kotze]

Excellnt pose and super feather detail.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Fabs,
George looks like the conductor! I like the darkness in contrast to the plumes. Not sure a different HA would work as the slightly off center gives enough seperation for my tastes. I'm not going to say tight.....because I like it....just surprised no one else mentioned it as I am generally the lone tight cropper!:D Splash takes it up another notch!