Snowy Reflection

Gallery: AvianPosted October 22, 2010161 views6 comments

While attempting to try various settings to capture white birds,at the suggestion of one of our members (David Haynes),I tried setting negative exposure compensation. This may have been a bit to much, but I liked the results even though it does not represent the actual lighting conditions. I tried my first cloning process on the LRC to get rid of a clump of mud. Also I adjusted the exposure up just a bit. Comments and suggestions are appreciated

Location: Bolsa Chica Eco Reserve in Huntington Beach , California
Date taken 10-10-2010 around 7:30 a.m.
Weather - clear
Canon 7D
EF 400 L 5.6
Shooting Mode = Aperture Priority
ISO 800
Shutter 1/2500
f/ 7.1
Exposure Comp. -1 1/3
WB Auto
Handheld
Processed in Elements 8 from Raw image
Cropped to 50% of image by pixel count

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on October 22, 2010 at 5:54 PM

A white bird against a dark background can indeed be a tricky exposure. You nailed it.
Terrific reflection!
I love to shoot birds with reflections and I will try to get as low as I can without adversely affecting the reflection. Terrain permitting, a lower angle here would have made a more pleasing portrait of the snowy without hurting the reflection.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 22, 2010 at 9:26 PM

Beautiful, Harry. Interesting pose and great exposure, comp and reflection.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 22, 2010 at 9:32 PM

This is beautiful. It seems perfect to me.

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on October 22, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Hi Harry, I agree with Buck on the low angle suggestion but after that...beautiful white against the blue! I like it's intensity also.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 23, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Beautiful results in this one, Harry. You nailed the exposure of the whites. The bright blue water gives the impression of using a polarizing filter to my eye. I agree it's not quite natural, but I still like it.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM

Hi Harry,

I like the pose of the egret, the beautiful reflection, the ripples and the texture of the water. The blues do seems strong, not just for the water but the shadowed parts of the egret too. I think you could desaturate the blues a bit and have a stronger image. If possible a lower angle may have made it stronger too. I think you handled the whites well.

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