Beautiful Profile

[Todd Levine]

Taken at Gatorland last week, later in day from second level of the bridge. Comments welcomed. Picture only sharpened.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Date/Time: 2011:03:03 16:30:24
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Tv
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 1000

[Randy Stout]

Todd:

Excellent exposure, light off to your left gave nice modeling effect on neck, like the slightly windblown do.

If it were mine, I would consider moving the bird to the right by cropping on right and adding canvas to the left if needed. I would also consider a very small crop from the top, which would also remove the large specular highlight in RUC.

I might also hit the eye with a bit more sharpening.

Cheers

Randy

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Nice colors. I agree with Randy re cropping from the right but would crop also more from the bottom to reduce the dark part of the feathers. There are some large circular features to the right of the head - cloning marks? The background also seems a bit noisy. JR

[Randy Stout]

Joerg:

I am pretty sure the circles you mentioned are just additional specular reflections, although very faint.

Randy

[Arthur Morris]

I would agree on a crop from the top and the rear. And a bit off the bottom would have helped as well.

How late did they let you stay????

[Todd Levine]

I would agree on a crop from the top and the rear. And a bit off the bottom would have helped as well.

How late did they let you stay????

Not much past closing time. 5:15pm, I think I was the last one to be nudged to leave.

[Todd Levine]

thanks for all the great helpful comments.

todd

[Arthur Morris]

Not much past closing time. 5:15pm, I think I was the last one to be nudged to leave.

Thanks Todd. Big time bummer about them eliminating the photo pass.... Did they ever build what they were gonna build over the Wood Stork nests?

[Todd Levine]

If you are referring to the towers for ziplines, then yes still being built. Amazing they could build something so close to a rookery. Not only an eye sore but can't imagine it being good for all the birds nesting there, loud construction and probably a lot of yelling when complete.

[Arthur Morris]

How about collisions in flight??? That's what the big family feud is/was about. I understand that the brother in law may be suing them....