Working together 1

Gallery: AvianPosted July 14, 20171,267 views6 comments

This next set of photo’s is from the landing shot of a Great Egret and Snowy Egret feeding at Hawk Nest Beach in Ct., The shot is handheld, cropped by 15% into 4 by 5 and I adjusted the exposure, contrast, hightlights, and clarity in Lightroom.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 06/01/17 06:59:17
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 400
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011, Focal Length 428.0mm
Image Quality RAW, AF Mode AI Servo AF.
Thank you for stopping by
Peter

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 14, 2017 at 5:27 PM

Nice job on the exposure and interesting poses, Peter. Since you weren't able to get the full reflection of the larger bird, I think it might work a little better if you cropped up from the bottom to the base of the neck int he reflection (just below the head of the smaller bird). That would also get rid of part of the oof foreground grass in the lower left.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 15, 2017 at 11:49 AM

Hi Dennis
Thank for the comment. This posting is back to a 2 by 3 crop, with a little more off the bottom of the frame.
Peter

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 15, 2017 at 12:16 PM

Like the way petter all Egrets are looking in the same direction. Having different heights reminds me of one of those Russian dolls, one inside another in descending sizes.

Looking at the larger version I might fractionally up the Temp, add a bit more Exp, up the Sat and darken more the 'wedge' of water to add depth to the image.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 15, 2017 at 1:13 PM

Nice capture and an excellent illustration of the size differences. The crop in the repost works a little better, I think. I agree with others that you might brighten the birds a little bit.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 16, 2017 at 12:50 PM

This is actually one of my favorite images of the egrets that you have posted, especially the repost. I like the behavioral aspect.Nice to see all the heads pointed in the same direction along with the size change from right to left. Others have suggested brightening up the birds but I would be a little concerned about blowing out the whites in places. I like the serenity of this scene and the family aspect implied. A very nice image Peter.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Nolan Rowell on July 20, 2017 at 11:30 PM

I like the shot. I would crop out the grass and the one bird in the foreground and focus on the two birds. But that is just my opinion. I like the exposure level you were able to capture.

Registered on June 28, 2016, 13 Posts, 41 Comments