Ever so quietly

[wendell westfall]

D70s 70-200VR+2X@400 1/3200 f/7.1 ISO400 -1 1/3EV Handheld

I liked this little guy against this background. Did I get the whites and blacks tamed properly in the image? Some cropping and tweaking in LR2. C&C, please.

Wendell

[Julie Brown]

Wendell, very cute bird, and a great pose. I think you got the exposure for the most part-this is a tough one in terms of contrast range. Some of the shadows between the rocks may have no detail, but the whites look OK. Did you use a polarizer?

[Dave Mills]

Hi Wendell, Good pose and well positioned within the frame. Would have wanted warmer light which would have given you more detail in the bird.

[wendell westfall]

Julie, thanks for looking and for your comments . . . no, I didn't use a polarizer.

[wendell westfall]

Dave, are you speaking of natural light conditions or of changing it in PP?

[Dave Mills]

Hi Wendell, thinking more of natural light. That lighting has a way of really bringing out the detail in whites...

[Alfred Forns]

Great comments and fully agree, would also select the eye area and lighten some to make it more prominent !!! .. think I like the pose best of all, sort of sneaking up to something !!!

[Lance Peters]

Hi wendell - agree with the above comments - like the pose also.
Keep em coming :)