Glossy Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted April 9, 2014304 views12 comments

These ibis are so beautiful, if you're lucky enough to catch the iridescent sheen of the various colours.
SE Florida, March 2014

D800
500mm
1/500 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 320
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 9, 2014 at 8:16 PM

Well done, Sandy! You are absolutely right about the difficulty of getting the sheen. Good catch in the clear!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 9, 2014 at 9:38 PM

Nice job capturing the iridescence in the feathers Sandy. Nice pose with the leg lifted. If you have any room on the bottom I think I would add some room for the unseen leg. Very nice image.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 9, 2014 at 10:25 PM

Excellent job catching those iridescent colors, Sandy. I do wish you'd had a touch more room at the bottom. Superb detail.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 9, 2014 at 11:16 PM

Wow look at all the colors in that bird -- stands out nicely from the background

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 10, 2014 at 12:38 AM

Terrific - you've got a lot of nice color out of this bird with good soft light.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 10, 2014 at 7:56 AM

Nice job Sandy. The iridescence shows well and I think you have caught him coming into breeding color with the bright blues coming in around the facial area. The lighting looks a little flat so I would be tempted to bump the exposure up a bit in post. I think you have the room without risking any of the light tones and it would let us see into that beautiful body even better.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 10, 2014 at 11:48 AM

They are indeed, and the colors come out really nice here. Some more room on the bottom of the image would have been even better, since you seem to miss the virtual foot here . Other than that fine as posted Sandy ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 10, 2014 at 5:11 PM

Love the wonderful plumage colors, you've done an excellent job exposing Sandy.
Great eye contact and head nod, neat pose!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 10, 2014 at 11:35 PM

Really like the leg lift and great job on the exposure....the BG is unfortunate, but not a lot you can do about it.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 11, 2014 at 4:08 AM

The soft light seems to really bring out subtle colors of the plumage. Sweet environmental portrait Sandy!

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 11, 2014 at 10:56 AM

Great job on those feathers. I too wish for a bit more room on the bottom, but great image nonetheless.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 11, 2014 at 10:41 PM

Sandy,
Looks like you had beautiful soft lighting which makes getting the sheen you got with this capture all the harder. Excellent job. Love the colors, the head angle and the raised foot. I really like the frame you chose as well.
Do you have any room at the bottom of this image? I would add just a hint of canvas as it looks like the foot supporting the bird might be chopped off. Nice Job Sandy. You had a great trip!

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