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Snowy egret pair
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Snowy egret pair

by Ry Birge

Gallery: AvianPosted April 2, 2018860 views5 comments
This snowy egret pair were taking an afternoon rest near a lake when I captured their image. Any commentary is appreciated
Note: I have reposted based on feedback
 
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
LENS 100-400mm f/5.7-40
ISO 500
FOCAL LENGTH 400.0 mm (631.0 mm in 35mm)
APERTURE f/9
EXPOSURE TIME 0.0008s (1/1250)
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Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 2, 2018 at 2:25 PM
The image posted and the "larger" version are the same size and just too small to see enough details to provide any meaningful feedback.
 
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 2, 2018 at 4:49 PM
I don't know what went wrong with the post, Ry, but this image is pretty tiny as posted.  Hard to do much analysis, though I like the composition.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Ry Birge on April 2, 2018 at 7:32 PM
Reposting larger image size. Hope this helps
Registered on September 23, 2017, 118 Posts, 278 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 2, 2018 at 8:20 PM
Nice look at the egrets in their habitat and the plumage shows well, but the eye could be a bit sharper.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 3, 2018 at 9:08 AM
Ry:

Looks like in your larger post you may have just used the original small image and increased the size?  I ask because the overall image quality isn't very good.  The image is very soft in focus.  The whites on the birds that are in the sun are lost due to overexposure.  I don't know what your original raw file looks like, but I'd go back to the starting point and reprocess to see about recovering some detail and see if it is sharper.
 
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments