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Nesting Egrets

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Posted by Daniel Loomis on April 2, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Nesting Egrets
Shot these with backlight at Lake Martin Rookery this evening.
Posted by Matthew Kennedy on April 2, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Look at all those feathers.
Posted by Bill Dark on April 3, 2009 at 10:27 AM
What a beautiful image, Daniel! Great job handling the backlight. My only suggestion would be to crop the tree trunk out - to a 4x5 or square format, which would place the egrets in a stronger position.
Posted by Barry Southon on April 3, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Daniel

Really superb subect and handling.

Barry :wink:

Milford Ks
Posted by Aaron Szabo on April 3, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Very nice image. Bill's idea sounds good, but if you wanted to save the tree, I'd crop off a tiny bit on the right to get rid of the feather and crop heavy on the left. Also, you may have a speck almost centered above the birds.

Again, sweet shot!
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 3, 2009 at 11:26 PM
The backlit feathers are really nice and unusual, I like it. I too would suggest a crop. There are many possibilites here so I'd just play around with it to you find one that really strikes a chord and emphasises your subjects. Well done Daniel.
Posted by Lon Sharp on April 4, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Lovely backlighting.