Morro Bay Cormorant

[pat lillich]

maybe not OOTB enough - but thought this backlit cormorant would make a nice silhouette. would have been better with a gorgeous sunset behind it - pushed blacks to maximum and set whitepoint to bring the whites down.

[Dennis Bishop]

I think this qualifies. And I definitely like it. In fact, I think I like the black on white better than a silhouette against a more colorful background. At least in this case. The great detail on the wings and vegetation adds a lot. Very nice composition, too.

[denise ippolito]

Pat, This is perfect for OOTB. I love the composition, open mouth, nesting material and silhouette. I might evict the small amount of dark halo around the stick on the lower portion. There are two straight lines on the left edge I would clean up before printing. I also might try to eliminate the posterization on the left side if it were mine. These are minor details, but this is an outstanding image and I wish it were mine. Great job!

[pat lillich]

thank you Dennis and Denise for very helpful kind comments. And Denise, you've convinced me to go get that new eyeglass prescription filled this weekend - I need to be able to see the image on the screen better!

thanks again!

[Paul Lagasi]

Nice work, fits perfectly in OOTB, I like it, I might have left a little more room on the left but thats just my opinion....TFS

[Jack Breakfast]

Pat, I love this, I really do. I hope you'll post more and more and more...

[Christopher Miller]

A beautiful silhouette, Pat! The pose is perfect, and I love the nesting material trailing behind. Very nicely done!

[Arthur Morris]

Capture and processing stunning. It was great getting to spend more time with you and Alan on the Morro Bay IPT! You guys did well from that deck!