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The Search Perch
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The Search Perch

by Wayne Willison

Gallery: AvianPosted November 7, 2010112 views13 comments
Came upon this Egret searching for fish. It's amazing how much they see from a distance.

D700 300mm2.8 w/1.4tc f/5.6 1/500

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 7, 2010 at 8:25 AM
Wayne, I like the relaxed look of the bird and the fact that some of the detail of the green vege behind the bird is coming through the black. Perch adds nice geometry to the shot.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 7, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Really nice image. I have looked at it for several minutes now-good sign. Love the white bird against the black background. I like the composition with the simple perch. The bird appears to be nice and sharp. The leaves in the background-I would consider either making them less apparent, or possibly bringing them up more. As they are, I tried to clean my monitor of finger prints.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 7, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Very nice contrast between the Egret and the BG, and the exposure is very well handled. :toast:
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Kirk Greene on November 7, 2010 at 10:01 AM
nice job with the exposure here. I like the contrast in the image. This is one of the few avian examples when I think B&W might work just as well or better.
Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 7, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Wayne,
I really like how the bird stands out from the dark veggie background. Great perch too. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Diller on November 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM
As mentioned the BG works well here...nice capture!
Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by William Donnelly on November 7, 2010 at 2:22 PM
I just wish there was a little more detail in the wings to show more that its a feather than skin.
Registered on February 1, 2004, 31 Posts, 54 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Moore on November 7, 2010 at 4:54 PM
I like it as posted. If you bging up the BG I think that it will look artificial.

Dan
Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 7, 2010 at 7:20 PM
Sharpness and white exposure looks good Wayne. I also like the perch. I'm seeing a bright narrow white border, especially along the upper back of the bird and the top of the head. It doesn't look to me like a typical halo. Did you darken the background?
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 7, 2010 at 7:52 PM
Ron, I darkened the bg a lttle, but that's not causing the white border because it's not in my psd even at 100%. Must be sharp for web. You've got good eyes. Didn't notice it before. The main thing is it wouldn't likely show up in a print.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 7, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Large view looks great Wayne, the 4:5 frame works well for this.
Great details, the bird & "search perch" stand out nicely :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on November 8, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Elegant bird and pose, nice dark background - works for me.
Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Dileanis on November 8, 2010 at 6:02 PM
Good use of negative space. The pose, the branch and the dark background all work well together. Nice photo.
Registered on August 25, 2007, 8 Posts, 14 Comments