White Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted February 2, 2013107 views12 comments

So often when I'm in Florida I see this bird in a flock, constantly moving along the grass eating away or wading in the shallows constantly moving. It was nice to have it on a perch like this with some good early morning lighting.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/8
1/2500s
ISO 250
-.67 EC

Cropped to about 70% for compositional purposes, minor adjustments in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM

Very good light, details, and exposure Luke.
This comp works fine for me, but you might consider a 4:5 with less up top as an alternate.
Well done!!

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on February 2, 2013 at 9:36 AM

Very nice image. Good light, details and colors. Liked it!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 2, 2013 at 10:35 AM

Very nice comp and lighting Luke

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 2, 2013 at 10:47 AM

Nice image as posted. Good exposure; nice perch. I like Howard's crop suggestion.

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Comment posted by Rebecka on February 2, 2013 at 1:37 PM

Gorgeous light on this lovely individual. Love the perch, too. I would consider taking a bit off the top, as mentioned, but an all-around winning image as posted.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 2, 2013 at 1:39 PM

Sweet light and really nice pose.
Fine handling of the tough whites.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 2, 2013 at 4:30 PM

You pretty much nailed it, Luke. And you are right—about the only time you find these guys still is perched.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 2, 2013 at 10:06 PM

nice one, Luke. nice light, interesting perch, good pose, nice mottled bg, and good techs. I agree you could take some off the top, but it works very well as posted.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 2, 2013 at 10:46 PM

Sweet light and a very nice perch, Luke. Nice pose and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 3, 2013 at 5:46 AM

A simply beautiful portrait.Great pose and perch, nice details too.

Sweet One Luke