High-Key Purple Gallinule

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1000~F6.3~1/320 sec~manual exposure~Hand Held~5-9-2010~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~CS4/Redfield Fractalius.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

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[denise ippolito]

Bill, Nice composition. I like the pose and the high key look. I might lighten the eye only because it looks like the darkest area. The effect looks nice -am I seeing a bit of noise?

[Christopher Miller]

Hi Bill, Love the pose and textures of the bird. Excellent HA and I like how the pale blue BG sets off the bird. Agree with Denise on just lightening the eye a tad.

[Michael Pancier]

beautiful composition. I would try to select the bird and darken it a tad and boost contrast. An easy procedure with viveza ii.