Waved Albatross

[denise ippolito]

Canon 1D Mark III
100-400mm lens
1/2500 sec. at f/ 6.3
ISO 800
Manual Mode
HH
Galapagos

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice soft light and wingspread Denise! Wouldn't mind a tad more of a head turn toward you. Good exposure and sharpness. Nice job!

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Denise, love the cursing pose and top view, might sharpen this one a tad more. TFS

[Krijn Trimbos]

Hi Denise,

Great pose, and very nice composition. Would also like to see this with a tad more of a HT towards the viewer. Otherwise great shot!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Denise, good show of their massive wings here, and I like how well the albatross is separated from the sea BG. I feel a bit of selective sharpening wont harm this.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks folks for the suggestions and comments. Much appreciated.

[Randy Stout]

Denise:

The head angle works for me, since his body is angled towards us, the head is still angled a bit towards us, even if it is turned to his right a bit ( now that certainly is clear and concise prose :confused:)

I like the framing as presented, but might consider a much looser crop if you have the room from the original. Simply because I think it tells the story better, a bird out against the immense ocean. Of course, your story may differ from mine!

Cheers

Randy

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love the flight pose and composition Denise. It is always so nice to see a tad of the topside. Beautiful lighting as well. TFS !!

[Joe Senzatimore]

One sweet flight shot of a beautiful subject. BG sets it off very well. Love the sharpness and detail captured.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Denise, loved this one a lot. HA works for me....so does the BG. As Arash said, one more round of sharpening will help. I bet this one looks really great in large size.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking specimen and I also like the soft light. Another vote for more sharpening of the bird.