Red Footed Booby

[Rachel Hollander]

Another image from my April 2009 trip to the Galapagos. Taken in the late afternoon on Genovesa Island.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/400
f6.3
ISO 800
HH, Luminosity mask, levels, curves, selective NR on bg and sharpened in CS5. I also cloned out a couple of brighter spots in the bg.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Doug West]

I love looking at the Booby. I'd rank it 3rd on my all time bird list
behind the penguin and puffin.

Maybe brighten it just a tad?

The head angle is a little off, but its still a nice image.

Doug

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Rachel, nice image overall - agree that you add a bit of light to the image. The head turning away a bit cost you sharpness at the end of the bill, but the rest of the head is nicely detailed. Good job on the background cleanup, I would probably reduce the level of the bg with a curves or levels adjustment. Good catch!

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Doug and Kerry, much appreciated.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Rachel, is it me, or is there some need of some USM or have you just applied no mask for any NR as f/6.3 you should have more detail. Just doesn't look up to your normal postings? Also some Red/Magenta coming through on the neck/head in the whites.

Steve