Hi Oz - Harsh light for this one?? Looks a bit contrasty .
Love the poses - The eye on the baby needs a catchlight!!
Wondering if its a tad on the warm side - possible Halo around top of parents head??
Might crop some from the top - has the added benefit of looking like it has reduced the shooting angle.
Hi Oz, Lance just about covered it for me. I might add I see some cloning repetitions in the image.(2 shells on left and some small mounds to the upper left of the chick)
Well presented and like the inclusion of the bird in the bg !!
Light was harsh for sure !!! I think it is a little warm as noted and might have been under a bit guarding against over exposure ! Worth trying to re work !!! Need to get back there again !!
Nice poses and juxtaposition of the adult and chick. To me, the bird in the bg is a distraction; my personal preference would be to crop down to just below the neck of the oof bird. (And remove the clone duplicates.)
Harsh overhead light makes it almost always a loosing cause! Although the position of the bird and chick is nice, I don't think the image is salvageable. Lack of detail, blacks dead, distracting background isn't overcome by addition of OOF bird, and OOF foreground doesn't work.
Next time, wait for clouds, or shoot early or late in the day. Clouds or overcast make proper exposure so much easier! Be a little more aware of background distractions, if you need to include foreground elements, consider having them in focus as well, which means increasing DOF.
My Opinion of Course. regards~Bill
Least Tern and Chick
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