This image was created in October 2010 on the banks of the Okavango River , NW Botswana.
Shot from a boat , hand held
Canon Mk IV
500mm f/4
1/1600 Av
f/5
ISO 1000
Exp Comp +1/3
Metering :Evaluative
Did some canvas extension at the top and some repairs to the primaries ,where they were slightly cut off.
All c&c very welcome.
You really nailed the sharpness. Looks somewhat overexposed though. You could probably have dropped your ISO by 1/3 to 2/3 of a stop, not that it looks noisy. I see some light spots in between some of the primaries, and I'd like a little more room in front of the bird.
Lovely early light and stunning background. Sharpness is also impeccable. But the image is about 1/2 stop overexposed?
I played around with the image a bit, hope you don't mind. Brought down the brightness, burned the light areas on the bird selectively and brought the blue sky out with Viveza.
Thanks Doug ,for your comments . Noticed the spots between primaries.Very sloppy PP work ... :o
Chris , also thanks for your comments ,suggestions and the adjustments . Due to the over exp etc . , I found it quite a difficult image to work on . Burning the light underwing coverts( which I did some of ) ,for example , gives a bit of an orange tinge .
Your adjustments make a remarkable improvement.