Bird on the beach pic for CC

[Jengimann]

 

[tirediron]

Go for a tighter crop (but still keep the bird off-centre) and try boosting the exposure around the bird; it's too dark to really get any detail.

 

[Jengimann]

How about this?

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

The bird looks sharp. If you shot this in RAW there's still a lot you can do with it PP.

 

[tirediron]

I'd crop about 1/2 the space behind the bird, and 1/3 of the space in front. Empty space in an image rarely contributes.

 

[Jengimann]

Thanks for the help here... REALLY new to photography, just getting my feet wet...

 

[tirediron]

The crop looks good now; you could still try and brighten the bird a little, but notice how much more impact this version has?