Great Egret & Repost

Gallery: AvianPosted November 25, 2016148 views9 comments

Another of these from Florida this past March. This was late afternoon and the wooded area behind was in fairly deep shade. I tried to maintain that feel in the processing.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 451 mm, hand held from boat, f/6.3, 1/2000, iso 500, manual exposure. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to a 16 MP 4x5. Taken at 4:54 PM on March 28th.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 25, 2016 at 8:33 PM

I like the overall look from the dark background. IT adds a sense of mystery to the image.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 26, 2016 at 3:55 AM

Dennis,

I like this type of images where a bright object is in front of dark or shaded areas. It lets the subject pop out much stronger and that is what I like about the image devil

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 26, 2016 at 5:54 AM

Nice how the bird stands out so well from the dark BG.
Fine image!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on November 26, 2016 at 2:05 PM

Nice job on the exposure. I like the perch and pose, but the darker background really makes the image for me. Consider darkening or cloning out the background twig emerging from the head?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 26, 2016 at 5:47 PM

Here's a version with the stick through the head removed.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 27, 2016 at 1:25 PM

Always tricky with that much shade, but this one came out very, very well. Nice pose and composition, Dennis ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 27, 2016 at 1:44 PM

This turned out really nice with the dark background. The egret really pops nicely. The repost is an improvement.