Gannet

[Jan Fourie]

Taken at bird Island ,Lambertsbay,South Africa
Camera :Canon 1 D mark 1V
Lens :Canon 300mm f2.8
ISO 400
SS 1/3200
f/5

[Norm Dulak]

Interesting bird and good wing position. My only suggestions would be to add a bit more canvass above and to the right of the bird, and to reduce the amount of sharpening a bit due to the appearance of a sharpening halo. The color of the sky also seems a little dark to me, and I would suggest brightening it a bit, making it a paler blue.

But this is otherwise a nice image, and I'm glad you shared it with us.

[Karen Summers]

agree about the halo but their is some nice detail in the whites

[allanrube]

I have to scroll to see the image on my laptop but I am o.k. without added canvas.

[Peter Farrell]

Nice flight capture, Jan. I like the detail and on my monitor I can't see any halo. I think you have enough room for the bird to fly into, but do agree that the sky is a little dark.
I witnessed my first Gannet feeding frenzy recently off the beach in NC, USA. It was an awsome thing to watch. Unfortunately they were in really harsh light I I did not manage any good images.
Peter

[Dudley Watson]

Well captured Jan ..Lovely detail and pose. I like the crop

[Pieter de Waal]

Jan a lovely image with good detail in the whites and nice flight angle. I am fine with the composition and space.