Bad Week for Worms

Gallery: AvianPosted September 14, 2017212 views7 comments

Juvenile White Ibis, my back yard after Hurricane Irma as the water receded

9/13/2017, 5:41:23 PM
Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III @560mm
f/8, 1/1600, -1, ISO 800
Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering
Imported into LR, processed in Adobe RAW and CC PS 2017, cropped a little because of rotation.

I have several images from yesterday of birds eating worms. There's one here at the end of this Ibis's bill.

I think my settings are good/right on this one. Please let me know what you think.

Also, I used 1200 and 720 mp instead of 1600 and 720 mp. Please let me know how these look. Please view the larger image for critiquing.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 14, 2017 at 10:12 PM

Both 1200 and 720px versions look good. Exposure looks good. Nice detail. I like the composition and the setting.

I'd consider taking out the OOF blue spot on the single tall blade above the ibis. I assume this is a dragonfly.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on September 14, 2017 at 11:19 PM

Bad for worms, but great for crawfish or floating little fishies!

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 15, 2017 at 2:09 AM

Excellent capture, Barbara! Exposure is perfect, it's very sharp and detailed and the worm is a nice little bonus. The large version is particularly nice.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on September 15, 2017 at 1:47 PM

You certainly have a lot more interesting birds in your yard than mine. A very nice looking image with good detail and color. The light is quite pleasing. At this time of the year, I'm stuck with Chickadees, Juncos, House Finches, and Goldfinches.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 15, 2017 at 2:15 PM

Excellent, Barbara. Detail and exposure of the Ibis are spot on. I really like this plumage-much nicer than the juveniles I've seen in March/April. DOF is perfect for this subject and scene and the foreground shadow works very nicely.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 15, 2017 at 4:27 PM

Hi Barbara
It is nice to see something good come out of Irma, NIce photograph.
Peter

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 16, 2017 at 8:55 AM

Nice image Barbara! I like everything about this. I do think Richard has a good suggestion and other than that, I wouldn't change a thing.

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