White-faced Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted June 13, 2010207 views19 comments

Taken in a Louisiana swamp from truck with bean bag. Processed in Nikon Capture NX and Photoshop CS.

Model NIKON D200
Flash Used No
Focal Length 700 mm (Nikon 500mm f/4g VRII + Nikon TC14EII)
Exposure Time 1/160 sec
Aperture f/5.6 (wide open)
ISO Equivalent 280
Exposure Bias -1/3
White Balance Manual Sunlight
Metering Mode matrix
Raw
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 13, 2010 at 3:25 PM

Wonderful portrait!

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on June 13, 2010 at 4:03 PM

Another gorgeously detailed and composed image. Love the nice soft light and the great eye contact. Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 13, 2010 at 5:15 PM

That's great. I love the peek thru the bushes to a nice crisp face

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 13, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Lovely soft light once again - I consider that a trademark now of your images. The light and setting gives this a quiet soft feel/mood that I like a lot.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on June 13, 2010 at 5:55 PM

Nice lighting, pose and detail in the ibis. Thanks for sharing. Enjoying your series of postings.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 13, 2010 at 7:32 PM

Love the real wet look and how clear and crisp this is.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 13, 2010 at 7:39 PM

I really like the feeling of this Ronnie with the bird's head emerging from the surrounding vegetation. For my tastes I would like a little more room on the right and a little bit less on the left.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 13, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Another exceptionally strong image Ronnie. The detail and light are both superb. Love the hints of color in the setting that match some of those in the ibis. I also like that you seem to take so many of your images from a truck - my kinda guy!

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 13, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Wonderful portrait and diffuse light; and exceptional clarity.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on June 14, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Marvelous portrait of a beautiful bird. The colors and shapes of the BG should, it seems, be distracting, but they are not and, instead, add positively to the image.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 14, 2010 at 1:05 AM

Wonderful close up Ronnie. Image quality is a ten! This is a very exotic looking bird, rather prehistoric looking in this setting.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 14, 2010 at 6:42 AM

Amazingly clear and detailed Ronnie

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 14, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Hey BB,,,,,the large view shows all the fine feather detail and delicate color of these beautiful birds. You did a great job taming the chaos of the willow tree while the color contrast effectively separates the subject from the surroundings. Sweet light, sharp and technically excellent.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on June 14, 2010 at 7:26 AM

Wonderful detail and lighting.

Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 14, 2010 at 8:39 AM

excellent, Ronnie. great job with your DOF here, I love how he's emerging from the oof vegetation. super details, I especially like the detail in the facial skin.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on June 14, 2010 at 9:07 AM

Ronnie,

I love the background in this image, the light in the bird's eye, the sharpness, colors and details. You picked the perfect comp for this image, it is very nicely balanced.

A fine image as presented and I'd be happy with it in my files.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 14, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Great shot Ronnie - This is a new species to me, never seen one before. The color around the eye and beak is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 15, 2010 at 12:23 AM

A fine portrait, with a soft color palette. The colors in the bird complement the background nicely. If it were mine, I'd be tempted to give the bird a little more room to look into and a little less behind his head, but that's taste. A terrific image as posted.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 15, 2010 at 1:55 AM

Wow! Incredibly sharp portrait, Ronnie!

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments