Gull Portrait

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CRW_0043-Enhanced-NR.jpg
CRW_0043-Enhanced-NR.jpg2000×1418 1.35 MB

Reworked version with full frame height and a smaller crop off the right side;

CRW_0043-v.2-
CRW_0043-v.2-2000×1392 1.34 MB

Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

A common bird indeed, but this handsome fellow struck up a pose that warranted an impromptu portrait.

Taken through an open car window on a dock on Great South Bay, Long Island. This is a minor crop of the full frame to enhance the composition.

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Any and all feedback is welcomed!

Technical Details

Canon EOS 10D
EF300 F4L
f/4 @ 1/1250, ISO 100
Processed in LRC

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Beautiful job on the whites, Jim. I’m tending to favor slightly looser crops these days, so personally I’d prefer a touch more room on the top and right. Other than that, very good.

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I like the pose and the detail Is great as is the handling of the whites. The eye is sharp and really stands out. I like the background. Maybe a bit more room on top. I noticed your camera, which once again proves my thesis that it’s the photographer and not the gear that makes for a good image. Nice one, Jim.

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Thanks, reworked version above!

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Excellent pose, perch, detail and processing, and yes, both the camera and lens are worth noting! I like the rework – it leaves just a bit more room for him to straighten up and look around.

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Excellent detail, Jim - a fine look at this guy/gal!
Whites are perfect, and a nice pose and head-turn.

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Thanks to all for the feedback!

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Hi Jim
You have elevated this lonely Gull to a much higher stander. I would go with first post.
Peter
Ps
extra points of using a EOS 10D, its’ not the camera its’ the photographer behind the camera.

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Thank-you Peter! The 10D was my first DSLR and while it wasn’t not a mega-MP camera, I have always appreciated its color rendering.