After bath fluff. The background in this one is a bank of sand and pebbles reflected in a tidal pool. My shoting angle was a bit of a compromise as I want the foot. (The one that's sunk in the sand I cannot do anything about) This is not much of a crop so I'd be happy to take some off the top if you would like.
Lovely pose and shooting angle looks fine to me. I like the nice angle on the light. It is always oof foreground that throws me for a loop so I might also take a bit off bottom.
What a cute little fella, and I like the ruffling pose. Sweet light and nice BG. Appealing low perspective. Yes to some off the top (as I'm sure you've read already!). There are also two subtle hot spots in the whites that I would tame via clone too...one under the wing above the legs, and one near the base of the tail.