Cormorant Portrait

[Scott Grant]

D300
500mm VR
1.7X Converter
ISO 800
f9 @ 1/800th

Slight crop from original for composition. Image finished in Lightroom 3.

Thanks in advance for any and all critiques!

[denise ippolito]

Scott, I like the pose. I think it could be a tad sharper esp. on the neck. Maybe a hint of contrast to the bird. Nice open mouth.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto Denise on the plusses. I would like to see the whole thing a bit darker; you can do that easily by pulling down the curve. I especially like the soft blue BKGR.