Wading Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 201561 views6 comments

This is photograph was captured in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, FL. Nikon D800, Nikkor 80-400 VRII Nano @ 400 mm., ISO 720, f/8 @ 1/400 sec, -2/3 EV, handheld.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 4, 2015 at 2:47 PM

The technicals look good in this: exposure, sharpness, colors, etc. But I find there composition a bit unbalanced, with my eye and interest drawn to the face of the ibis up in the top right corner.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on March 4, 2015 at 2:55 PM

A beautiful bird, I like the white against the green and the reflection. I tend to agree with Richard though. The ibis seems a little to centered, perhaps a crop where there's less canvas on the left side.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 4, 2015 at 3:43 PM

Very enjoyable action shot, and good technically, too. Compositionally, I agree with the others, because the bird seems to just about to step out of view, leaving us to see what's behind and below it. As much as I like the reflection, it would be better to have more space above and especially in front of the bird, and a bit less of the OOF greenery in the FG.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 4, 2015 at 6:42 PM

I have to echo the others comments Ray. Great colors.

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Comment posted by Ray Laurence on March 4, 2015 at 7:32 PM

Thanks, everyone for your feedback.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on March 4, 2015 at 11:53 PM

Count me as another in agreement with the prevailing comments. Great shot, just needs more room on the right and less room on the left.

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