Drying Off

[Troy Lim]

Female Anhinga - She was drying her feathers on the edge of the bank, there was no way to get a clean full body shot without having the grass in the photo. Therefore, I decided on this unconventional crop. WB was set to flash with Beamer. Sun was directly behind me. Does the color look ok? Hope you like it.

Manual
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/6.7
Focal Length 1000 mm
ISO Speed 640
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Return detected

[stuart wanuck]

Yes I like it ESP the eye contact

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Troy, I am fine with the unusual crop. Very nice BG. If mine, I'd tone down the high tones a bit. I'd also extend the canvas a tad on the left...wing is too close to the edge I feel.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

I like what you are trying to do here with the crop. Love the sharpness, the details and nice clean background. Agree about a bit more room on the left and I might consider cropping a tiny bit off the top as well.

[Brendan Dozier]

Great looking bird, and like the pose and unusual crop, Troy. Love the texture of the feathers you have captured & BG works well. Agree with toning down highs a bit and tad more room on Lft. Well done!

[Jim Neiger]

Very nice light and feather detail. I like the comp, but I can see a number of compositions that I think would have worked as well.

[Troy Lim]

Very nice light and feather detail. I like the comp, but I can see a number of compositions that I think would have worked as well.

Jim, love to see one of your interpretation :)

[Jim Neiger]

Jim, love to see one of your interpretation :)

My interpretation of your image, or my interpretation of an Anhinga portrait?

Some of the ideas I was refering to in my comment would involve parts of the bird that are not present in your photo.

Here is one of my close up female Anhinga portraits:

[Troy Lim]

great shot Jim.
Wish i could get that close. How would you crop mine?

[Troy Lim]