Was out photographing gulls and pelicans early in the morning at Westport (Washington coast) this weekend.
I pulled back the black slider in Camera Raw all the way and I like the look I got. I ran noise reduction on the bird in CS5 and moved the sliders for vibrance and saturation to about 7 after flattening the image- did not sharpen and added a bit of canvas on the left for a 16:9 composition. I would appreciate your C&C and your thoughts on whether a black silhouette would work better.
7D, ISO 800, 1/2500, F/5.6, Evaluative Metering, AV, 420mm
I like the colours and the gliding pose with flared feathers, but although you like the result here I would rather see the blacks put back in for a full silhouette.