Least Sandpiper

[AlvanBuckley]

Shot near downtown Toronto this past May!
Cloudy conditions so it's a pretty bland looking shot (mostly drab looking colours). Nevertheless, I like how you can see the foot and the pebbles/rocks look nice, imo.

ISO 200
0 ev
f/5.6
SS 1/500
Nikon D300s + VR 80-400 @ 400mm

C&C would be appreciated!
thanks in advance :)
-Alvan Buckley

[Charissa]

Simple and effective comp. Like the foot and pebbles, as is. Head area could be a bit sharper, seems soft just below the eye. Nice detail Alvan.:)

[Nico Steenberg]

Nice low angle and i like the foot up pose ! Comp works well. Will RUN another round of sharpening ? Well done !

[Randy Stout]

Alvan:

I like the pose and placement in frame. Might consider a very small crop down from top.

If you want to tweak the brightness, might I suggest adjusting the white point a bit to brighten the image ( pull the right hand slider in a bit in curves, watching for any blown highlight warnings). You can then lift the middle of the curve just a bit to brighten it.
I tried this, and felt it opened the image up, removed a slight sense of murkiness, without changing the overall balance.

Just an option.

Cheers

Randy

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice pose with the foot up. Good low angle too. Some fill flash would help for cloudy days.