This shot was created on Moronis sea in Crete Greece last November
It`s full frame image
Canon 30 D Canon EF 100-400mm at 400.0mm
1/640 f 5.6 iso 320
Comments always welcome:)
Just two S / H adjustments. The first targeted just the bright shine on the bill (maybe it could use a little more even) and the second for the whole image.
This really is a pleasant image to look at. In a perfect world, the background might have been solid but we can't have everything. I don't mind the harsher sunlight on the bird I feel it pops just a bit more. The revision is very nice too.
The two coloured, smooth, BG looks very nice to me and that green eye contact is fantastic. I think that Jim´s suggestions about processing improve the quality of this nice photograph