Anhinga

[Troy Lim]

Hope you like the stare back look.

Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/6.7
Focal Length 1000 mm
ISO Speed 500
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Return detected

[Katie Rupp]

An unusual pose, for sure; nice feather detail, complimentary bg; the head looks a bit soft to me.

[Sid Garige]

Not sure about head angle Troy. Sorry.

[Troy Lim]

An unusual pose, for sure; nice feather detail, complimentary bg; the head looks a bit soft to me.

Katie, I think it is soft because it was due to the feather. I seen that kind of effect on owlets as well. Will revisit.

[Charles Scheffold]

Troy,

The composition and pose are very artistic.... but in all honesty I have to agree with Sid about the HA. When i'm looking at it, I find myself wishing that the bird was looking more level and to the left side of the frame.

I'm thinking that this pose might have worked better as a silhouette perhaps? Thanks for sharing!

thanks
Charles

[Troy Lim]

Troy,

The composition and pose are very artistic.... but in all honesty I have to agree with Sid about the HA. When i'm looking at it, I find myself wishing that the bird was looking more level and to the left side of the frame.

I'm thinking that this pose might have worked better as a silhouette perhaps? Thanks for sharing!

thanks
Charles

Thanks for your feedback. I chose this because I could see both eyes, which we don't see often. Thanks for coming by.

[Charles Scheffold]

It's definitely a very dynamic pose - I like that part very much :)