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White Ibis

by Jim DeWitt

Gallery: AvianPosted November 11, 2009129 views12 comments
Olympus E-3, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f13, 1/125, ISO100

From Florida, a pocket park along the Atlantic Coast, south of Canaveral. Late afternoon light. Slight crop (<5%) along right side.

C & C, please.

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 11, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Jim, this is nice. I like the colors, pose, and your control of the whites. Good sharpness and comp too. I am not a big cloner, but I might clone out the white thing on the water behind the bird's leg. Oh, and this is a white ibis, not a white-faced ibis. We do not have white-faced ibis in FL. :smile:
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Canning on November 11, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Nice detail and sharpness. The side-lighting works well with this one. I agree with Ron that the white thing should be removed.
Registered on February 10, 2004, 88 Posts, 549 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 11, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Nice exposure and composition. Interesting how the bill shape is partially hidden by the feathers.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Gorgeous lighting in this image, Jim. I love the pose. :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Saunders on November 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM
A beauty there Jim. I'd clone out the white blob to the right of the bird and give him a tad more room in the frame , but nicely done. :toast:
Registered on February 6, 2008, 321 Posts, 3035 Comments
Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on November 11, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Nice image Jim! :smile:
I also vote for the cloning there. A little lower angle would have been even better, if possible.
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on November 11, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Excellent presentation. Great detail in the whites.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Sally King on November 11, 2009 at 4:28 PM
I really like the one legged pose and the turned head. Whites are very well exposed. I can see what they say about the white blob and cloning but I really wouldn't have noticed it. I was captured by that beautiful blue eye.
Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on November 11, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Incredible detail in the whites, Jim. I'd vote to clone out that bit of floating white stuff next to the leg too. Lovely image. :toast:
Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 11, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Nicely done Jim. I especially like the contrast of the feather textures between the wing and the head and neck in this interesting light. Excellent exposure also.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 11, 2009 at 10:02 PM
this is a neat shot--I like the lighting and the detail. the exposure on the whites is great. obviously the tripod paid off here with the slow SS. I think I'd like a little more room around the bird. I see what folks mean about the white feather(?) floating behind the bird--I guess you could have opened the aperture up more and maybe it would have been less obvious? a pretty minor nit though, this is a nice shot. :toast:
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 12, 2009 at 2:46 AM
Nice one Jim - I like the side lighting.

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments