The Show

Gallery: AvianPosted May 23, 2012131 views6 comments

This photo was taken at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, FL. My husband and I was able to spend a week there in early May. It was so overwhelming that we took so many photographs of anything that moved. I have started picking out several that I really like and need your feedback. There was a lot of vegitation that you had to compensate for, but I really like the heron against the green leaves. Any and all C & C's greatly appreciated!

Canon EOS 50D
f/11
Exposure time 1/1500 sec
ISO 640
Exposure bias was at -1 step
Focal length 150mm (Canon Zoom Lens EF 100-400 1:4.5-5.6 L IS)

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 23, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Hi, Carlette. :) I love your composition here. You have great detail in the whites. I might try to lighten or brighten the darkest greens a bit, although in the larger version you can definitely see detail in the darkest parts of the vegetation that you can't see in the smaller version.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 23, 2012 at 10:59 PM

I like it a lot Carlette, the darkness of the foliage helps to set off the bird.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 24, 2012 at 1:21 AM

I really like the breeding plumage on this. I do think the overall image is a bit underexposed. I think you are probably going for that effect, but if it were mine, I would still brighten the overall image a bit. I think you can pull off the same effect and make the bird poop even more.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 24, 2012 at 3:36 PM

Carlette the bits of sky showing through the dark vegitation does draw my eye,apart from that i think it looks super.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 25, 2012 at 12:46 AM

The dark green vegetation contrasts very effectively with the white plumes. The things guys will do for a date.

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Comment posted by David Graham on May 25, 2012 at 9:11 AM

I like Kurt's comment re: not having to explain a really good joke!

This image is, to my eye, a simply awesome example of a perfect capture that is...as is...a reasonable candidate for entry in any contest or show with high expectation of finishing in the ribbons! I don't use "awesome" freely. I am awestruck by this image in all evaluable realms: impact, technical accomplishment, and composition.

But...you asked for C&C...so...the third leafy up and two to the left of the lower right corner could stand a bit of desaturation....or not....

I do, however, take exception to Kurt's urging that an effort should be made to "...make the bird poop even more." and am doubtful that a suggestion of increased poopogenous activity would somehow positively influence image impact. I am, however, struck by the heron's having located the perfect natural spotlight and stage set for its performance...it really "pops"....Oh...now I see...a typo....Kurt....never mind....

This is just a great image; i wish I'd taken it, and that it were on my wall!

Dave Graham
East River, SD

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