Imperial Shag

Imperial Shag (Image ID 35125)
Photographed byLes George on Sun 5th May, 2019 and uploaded on same date.
Resolution1400x933
Viewed716
ID35125
CommentThought this was a species needed.
Taken Macquarie Island 22/11/15, busy foreground but bird was collecting nesting material.
ISO 640, f5, +.3 EV @1/5000
EquipmentCanon 7D
Sigma 100-300 f2.8 APO DG HSM
LocationMacquarie Island
Keywordsadult, breeding plumage/colours
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Glenn Pure2019-05-07 09:57:18Les, great to see you posting to the Critique Gallery and seeking feedback on your photos. Technically, this looks very good to my eye with good detail visible in the white plumage as well as in the blacks. It can be tempting to lighten the blacks more than this, especially to bring up a little more in the shadowed dark areas but overall, I think the result here is good. Sharpness and focus look fairly good although I think application of a small amount of sharpening my help, especially after downsizing the shot for posting (if you haven't already done this). There is a little noise visible in the background which could be easily dealt with by selecting this part of the image and applying some stronger noise reduction to that part of the image. For me, the main thing I would try differently is composition. It's always good to have the bird not too big in the frame as you've done here but I'd still be tempted to tighten the crop a little especially to take out some of the grass on the left of the frame.

Overall a good result and nice behaviour shot too.
Les George2019-05-12 21:54:20Thanks for comments Glenn, it does look different to me once uploaded here. I see the issues you mention and will try to become more aware of differences I see once uploaded. Delete and try again if need be.
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