GBH into the light

[Mark Yarbrough]

My first post here after joining today. Feel free to move this to the Eager to Learn section if you think it warrants. I haven't had a chance to introduce myself yet. I'll try to do that tomorrow.

C&C welcome





Canon 40D
400 f/5.6
ISO 400
1/4000 sec

Handheld from the bow of my flats skiff

[Robert O'Toole]

Welcome Mark,

Nice GBH, the nesting material is a plus and the image looks sharp, good exposure the light isnt too harsh. I like the cool tone to the image.

The bird looks a little off level to me, the bird is flying downwards a little, not sure if this is intentional.

Good work and keep posting.

Robert

[Philip Pietri]

Welcome! I think this is a great first post. I think this could have gone a touch lighter but you did manage to get some details underneath the wing. I love the stick-in-mouth and your composition works. I also agree with the slight downward angle. Look forward to seeing more!

[Mark Yarbrough]

Thanks for the input. I hadn't noticed the slight downward angle. I'll play with it. I can't remember if I cropped out a horizon I could use for reference. As far the brightness, I ordered a Spyder3 last night. I think I have my home monitor a bit too bright.

[Mark Yarbrough]

I added about 1/3 stop exposure and 3-4 degrees of horizon adjustment. Does this seem to be enough? There wasn't anything prior to cropping for reference.

Thanks for the input.