Brown Pelican

[denise ippolito]

Canon 1D Mark III
800 mm lens
1/1250 sec. at f/5.6
ISO 200
Tripod

Alafia Banks standing in water w/ waders
I liked the lighting and chose to keep it a little dark, your thoughts on that would be appreciated.

[David Thomasson]

Oh yeah, Denise, that rocks. I like keeping it dark and would go .. partially .. darker. I used a curves adjustment layer
to increase contrast (S-curve), inverted the mask, and painted that back in just on the background where the water droplets are.

[Ilija Dukovski]

I like it a lot Denise. The water creates a bright central part so
I think you did good to leave the image bit darker. What I like here is that
you got eye contact in a splashing water image, we don't see that
often. I would probably sharpen the face a bit more if possible
and center the bird more to the left in the middle of the frame.

[denise ippolito]

David, I agree it looks great thanks.:)
Ilija, I forgot to do any sharpening so I will add some-thanks.

[Harshad Barve]

Denise , terrific shot , water splash all over works nicely here
TFS

[paul leverington]

Denise my dear I think this is awesome! I believe I rather prefer your original as it looks more natural and unprocessed. At least to me. Or at least just a little darker only at the very top say. The contrast seems a bit too high here also. Kid stuff for you really on the tweaks--otherwise a wonderful shot!

Paul

[Joe Senzatimore]

Love it as is. Brings the eye right to the bird.

[Markus Jais]

Wonderful shot. Great water splash. I like the placement of the bird in the frame.

Markus

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Denise, what I like here is how the head and eye pop so well, from all the sprayed water droplets. Overall, very well captured.

[Randy Stout]

Denise:

Tremendous action here, what a bath! I would be inclined to do the sharpening on the head, and leave the tonality as is.

Always fun with James.

Randy

[denise ippolito]

Good advice guys, thanks as always.:)

[Grace Scalzo]

Super work, Denise, resulted in a photo that must have been great fun creating. I enjoyed viewing it.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Grace, It means a lot.:)

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful Deniseji, almost missed this.. loved the action frozen with the sharp focus on the face.. very well done

[denise ippolito]

Kiran, Thank you for your kind words.

[Rick Moran]

Nice behaviour shot. All that splashing and you managed to get a clear eye and peak. Great timing.

[denise ippolito]

Rick, Thank you for your comment. It is much appreciated.