Shade

Gallery: AvianPosted January 28, 201157 views4 comments

This egret seemed to be shading her chicks from the bright sunlight. I like the fact that you can see so much detail in the egret's feathers. So often the feathers on egrets end up looking like a blob of whiteness.

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

Canon 5D
300mm f/4L IS + 1.4TC
1/3200, f/6.3, ISO 800
80% of full frame
5-1-10, 8:33am

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 29, 2011 at 1:08 AM

Wonderful detail, and you can even see the chick's eye!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 29, 2011 at 7:50 AM

Neat pose and setting Carol. I like the detail you have in your whites and the chicks below the adult. There is some noise in the background and in the darker whites of the Egret, I'd work on the background noise but leave the noise in the egret's darker whites otherwise those could end up looking "melted".

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 29, 2011 at 10:22 AM

nice comp, Carol, and I agree you have really nice detail in your whites.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 30, 2011 at 8:38 PM

I like the calm mood of the image Carol.

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