Juv. White Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted March 19, 2012214 views15 comments

Canon EOS 7D
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
3/19/2012 – 4:48:17 PM
1/2000 sec
Manual
f/7.1
ISO 400
Handheld
Harris Neck NWR, Georgia
Raw, LR3, CS5, 51% of FF

In spite of the amount of crop (almost all background) I was too close to get the legs. I really like these birds and the way their heads and bills look, even as common as they are, so I tried for a portrait. I don't know if this bird is suited for a portrait or if the crop is suitable for a portrait.

All comments, opinions and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 19, 2012 at 10:19 PM

love this, Barbara. the dark bg sets off the bird really nicely, and the eye and bill really pop out. detail looks good for the crop. I think any large wader lends itself awfully well to portraits. I think the comp works well--I could go a little tighter (except in front) but since you've already cropped quite a bit, probably best to stay where you are.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 19, 2012 at 10:56 PM

This is great, Barbara. Very nice detail and nice lighting. A great look at those blue eyes. One of your best. Great job.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 19, 2012 at 11:30 PM

A good portrait nicely done. Really like the sharpness of the head and eyes. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Carlette Bragg on March 20, 2012 at 7:11 AM

Barbara, this is a great potrait. The eye and neck are really sharpe. I just love the Ibis's eye coloring. Great capture!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 20, 2012 at 9:42 AM

Very good details, natural colors, and dark BG that makes the bird stand out nicely.

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on March 20, 2012 at 11:29 AM

I like dark BG's for my subjects.....so this works very nicely for me. Very nice juvi portrait!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 20, 2012 at 5:21 PM

Nice portrait with good sharp detail and dark background. TFS.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 20, 2012 at 7:34 PM

Well done Barbara. I think this is a fine portrait, and despite of the crop the detail has held up well. Good job!!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 20, 2012 at 9:32 PM

Way to go, Barbara. Really nice image. Sharp with great detail. The eye is just perfect in color and that little flash of light. I like the dark background.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Tonia Graves on March 20, 2012 at 10:01 PM

I like this a lot Barbara! You have some good detail and light here on th ibis and I like the fact that the background is dark. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 21, 2012 at 11:38 AM

I think this portrait works very nice, wonderful contrast between background and bird to make the ibis stand out more, a blue eye that draws me into the image to check out the rest of the portrait detail, well seen and well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM

I just love the ibis - what goofy-looking birds.
Nice catch of this juvie. Fine detail that shows the little pinfeathers still on the head.
Just fine as is, but if you have the pixels, a tighter crop with less of the shoulders might work even better.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 21, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Nice and close Barbara. Great detail against the nice dark bg.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 22, 2012 at 11:40 AM

Brian covered my thoughts perfectly.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 23, 2012 at 3:37 PM

I think the portrait works very well here, Barbara. The blue of those eyes really have high visual impact on the large version of the image. I like the detail and the black bg too.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments