Great Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted April 5, 2012206 views10 comments

Canon EOS 7D
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @250mm
3/28/2012 – 5:18:41 PM
1/1600 sec
Manual
f/5.6
ISO 400
Handheld
Rookery at St. Augustine Alligator Farm
Raw, LR3, CS5, full frame

I like the way the egret is going up in this image. Whites on back and far wing aren't blown, again don't know if you can tell that at these sizes. The sky was very blue and I lightened it some. The dark outline of the bill was there in the original image.

Comments, opinions and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on April 5, 2012 at 2:06 PM

Excellent BIF with composition and sharpness. TFS.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 5, 2012 at 3:09 PM

You are definitely on a roll, wonderful full frame flight shot, I like the pose with the wing/head position and the whites show some nice feather detail on the larger image. I would not change a thing, just a very nice shot all around, well done.

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

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 5, 2012 at 4:57 PM

Very, very nice Barbara. I really enjoyed the large view!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 5, 2012 at 6:42 PM

Nice image with an uplifting mood.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Geoff Powell on April 5, 2012 at 8:09 PM

Great shot. Love the pose, breeding colors and detail. I might bring up the mid tones just a bit to make the bird appear more white overall, but very nice.

Registered on March 20, 2012, 21 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 5, 2012 at 8:42 PM

Great light and detail on that front wing and i like the upward direction

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 5, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Beautiful pose, Barbara. I like the look of the blue sky through the near wing.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 5, 2012 at 11:38 PM

Thank you very much for the comments. If Geoff sees this, or maybe someone else could tell me, what would you do to bring up the mid tones as he suggested (in CS5)? Thanks very much.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on April 6, 2012 at 6:58 AM

Beautiful image Barbara.......... so graceful and sleek. I think you did well with the colors and contrasts!

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Dottie Short on April 6, 2012 at 6:04 PM

Barbara I like the way the egret is positioned in the frame. A nice diagonal line. Good job with the composition...and not cropped! Very nice image.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments