I've Had Enough!

[Keith Carver]

Bonaventure Island, Quebec 7-16-10

Among a colony of 120,000 Northern Gannets, this bird seems to be closing its ears to the noise and commotion!

Techs: 1DM3, 500 mm, 1.4xTC, ISO 400, f/14, 1/1000 sec.

Post: cleaned up minor specks on white feathers, smart sharpen (130 / 0.3) on head and feathers

Given that this bird has no HA, it seemed inappropriate for Avian, so I hope this is the right forum! :confused:

C&C appreciated

[Christopher Miller]

This is the right forum for this, Keith. Not many HAP down here! :p I like the soft flow of the feathers in this, and personally I think it's enough to carry the image without any need for eye contact. Would just brighten it up a tad because it looks a little flat as is.

[Keith Carver]

Would just brighten it up a tad because it looks a little flat as is.

Thanks, Christopher. I did a levels adjust on the repost to increase brightness, hope this looks better.

[Paul Lagasi]

Very nice colors sharp details...nice artistic capture..I didn't know what you two were talking about at first about HA...lolol..:o

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Keith, I like the look of the repost - good job with the levels. Nice whites and colors in the feathers. Interesting capture and this is the place for those!

[denise ippolito]

Keith, Very nice OOTB image. I love it! The feathers covering the face looks great. Nice sharp details and the repost does look better to me.

[Christopher Miller]

Repost looks good, Keith.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Like the brightened up repost. Made me smile. Great image and no need for eyes, the pose says it all.

[Lance Peters]

Nice - cant complain about the HA!
Different - I like it :)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Keith, the repost looks great. I like the composition and the bg colors compliment the bird's feathers nicely.