Taken last weekend with Denise and Artie. This is a bird I had never created an image of before.
1DMIII 700mm, ISO 400, f/8, 1/1600 LR adjustments,NR on background, Sharpen
These guys are fun to photograph, glad you finally got your chance! I like the wet setting, and you did a good job with the blacks. The whites, however, could use some toning down...and perhaps as well as the legs. I would also have liked a bit more canvas at the bottom.
Lovely pose with the raised foot, and I like seeing the water line. Agree on a tad more space at the bottom if you have it. Blacks looks good but I would tone down the whites just a tad. Come down to Florida and you can photograph these every day.
Spent some time tonight working on adding canvas and also toned down the whites and legs with a burn. I probably could of found a easier image for my first at adding canvas, but I didn't think it came out all that bad???