Little Stint juv.

[Geir Jensen]

The image is from south-west coast off Norway. i use Ligthroom 3. Technical data: EOS 1D MK III 500mmL F4,0 IS. ISO 100, F4,0, 1/1000. Date 16 09 2008

[Randy Stout]

Geir:

Your bird is sharp, well exposed, like the little spit of grass he is on.

Although the reflection isn't strong, in this image I agree with keeping it as it balances the comp.

Cheers

Randy

[Chris Ober]

That 1x.com site won't work. Even though you can set the link to point directly to the image, they have something running that redirects it to use their interface and not hotlink.

I corrected the flickr link you had in the original post....there were several imbeded IMG tags in the wrong order confusing things.

[John Chardine]

OK Geir, we can see the image and it's a beauty in my opinion, and a great first post from you. I like several things about the image- the pose and head angle, the reflection and plain background, and the colour provided by the grass, the sharpness (excellent), and the soft light. About the only thing I might change is to give the bird a bit more room at the top.

Regarding the image linking, I am not sure how Chris fixed the problem. An alternative for you is to become a BPN member for a mere $20 per year which would allow you to upload images to BPN where they would be hosted- this is one of the many advantages of being a member.

[Dan Brown]

Worth waiting for, Geir! Love the low angle, sharpness and HA!

[Tom Redd]

I agree with Dan, well worth waiting for. It is beautiful

[Jeff Dyck]

Very nice image Geir! Beautiful light and colour rendition. Compositionally, I might like a bit more room on the right and bottom of the image. Not sure if it is just an illusion, but to me, it looks like image needs a bit of clockwise rotation.

[Levina de Ruijter]

Hi Geir. This is a lovely image for the reasons already mentioned by the other commenters. Agree on giving the bird a bit more room in the frame.

[Kerry Perkins]

Geir, welcome to BPN and what a nice image to start out with! Good sharpness on the bird at that aperture. Nice job, looking forward to more.