Creativity: Pelicans with rim light

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400f5.6 at f/6.3. iso 320. 1/1600s. I did try making a full silhouette...but thought this one looked better. There are so many options here and hence, I'd like to get your views. Thx in advance.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the idea, interaction and mood. It would be interesting to see it as full silhouette, too.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Axel, I dont have it. I will go back to the raw file and create it when I get the time. This one's an older file.

Thx for the feedback.

[Stu Bowie]

Kaustubh, what I can see here is a full silhouette, and leaving just the rim light around the pelicans.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

I too like the idea and artistic look to this image !!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I kinda like it like this, but you could render the darkest shaded areas even darker. I do like the hint of light hitting certain spots of the pelicans (neck and wing of left bird, and lower mandible of right one). I would eliminate the thin OOF dark band skimming along the top of the frame, and also tone down the dark line touching the right bird's hairdo. Good stuff!

[Fabs Forns]

Another vote for darkening the silhouettes, KD and maybe even cropping tighter on the two sides.
Thanks for participating :)