Guarding Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 201192 views9 comments

This mother egret was protecting her chick.

I darkened the background slightly in this image. Does it work? or is it too obvious?

Critiques and comments are very welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Canon 5D
300mm f/4L IS + 1.4TC
1/2000, f/5.6, ISO 800
90% of full frame
4-18-10, 8:22am

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 19, 2011 at 10:07 PM

Beautiful, Carol. The bg works for me. There seems to be a small area on the back where the white's are blown. If you shot this in RAW, you might be able to bring them down. The little ball of a chick is cute.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 19, 2011 at 11:17 PM

The dark background works for me. I agree with Dennis on the high whites on the back. Perhaps a touch more selective sharpening to the back of the neck?

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 20, 2011 at 3:23 AM

Wonderful protective pose, Carol. To me it works quite well: I love it !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Lisa Wiesbauer on January 20, 2011 at 7:16 AM

Beautiful, maternal image; whites have been noted and BG looks great. I'd be proud to call it mine

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 20, 2011 at 8:24 AM

Love the pose of the adult and how it is standing over the chick Carol. I also love the view of the adult's plumes. I'd work on the brightest whites, they do seem to pull my eyes away from the rest of the bird.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 20, 2011 at 8:32 AM

Carol, what a wonderful subject/pose/composition. The dark background works for me.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 20, 2011 at 9:20 AM

Love those plumes. This is delightful, Carol. A story told.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 20, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Nice Carol. I like the breeding plumage. Nice head turn giving the view of the eye.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM

I like the contrast here Carol. Wonderful job on the exposure and a really lovely image.

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