A Portrait

Gallery: AvianPosted March 18, 20082,110 views16 comments

What I learned ...

Sometimes a 500mm lens is far too long; nevertheless, this Great White Egret sat patiently waiting for me to take his portrait as I slowly backed away to where I was able to get a shot.

Shooting Data:
Nikon D200, f/4 500 mm lens, f/8, 1/1000s, -.67 EV, ISO 200, Aperture priority, Tripod

Thanks for viewing and leaving comments--good, bad, and indifferent

Carol

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Clint Faile on March 18, 2008 at 10:15 PM

Wow! Nice job with the whites, very sharp and beautiful background.

Registered on September 8, 2006, 84 Posts, 102 Comments

Comment posted by Don Mullaney on March 18, 2008 at 10:22 PM

Nice sharp portrait with "quiet" BG. I'm thinking about a long prime but, as you mentioned, I would miss my zoom composition wise.

Registered on January 21, 2008, 72 Posts, 124 Comments

Comment posted by Dethan Punalur on March 18, 2008 at 11:35 PM

Hi Carol,
Beautiful..a very good portrait .! great details and very interesting image.. well done !

Dethan Punalur,
Coonoor, India.

Registered on October 12, 2006, 410 Posts, 562 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 19, 2008 at 12:33 AM

Hi Carol, Very nice..... I like the detail. Whites are a bit hot on the shoulder, maybe this can be fixed with Shadow/Highlight if the detail is there. What great detail in the face, and sharper than any tack I've ever seen. Check out that eye!

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 19, 2008 at 12:44 AM

Beautiful, Carol. It's a great portrait.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 19, 2008 at 1:35 AM

Wonderful detail! and perfect exposure for detail in the whites.

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on March 19, 2008 at 4:39 AM

Hi Carol. I really like this one. The whites are great, and against the background really provide a wonderful effect. And as stated before, SHARP! Very nice!

Registered on August 16, 2007, 199 Posts, 2132 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Inglis on March 19, 2008 at 7:46 AM

Hi Carol,

Lovely portrait shot! I like the 200-400mm for the very reasons you've mentioned above!

Registered on October 23, 2007, 26 Posts, 2832 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Blount on March 19, 2008 at 8:50 AM

Great shot Carol, a tad hot on the white shoulder but who cares, beautiful image.

Registered on October 14, 2007, 58 Posts, 535 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 19, 2008 at 9:58 AM

Carol: Really sharp well exposed image. I'm sure the fix for the shoulder is an easy one. Love the background. I'd like to see it cropped a bit from the top to make this into a slimmer pano look. It seems to match the feel of the rest of the image. Just my thoughts.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on March 19, 2008 at 4:20 PM

Its times like that when I miss my old 100/400 zoom. Nice one Carol.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 366 Posts, 4649 Comments

Comment posted by Pierre Nadeau on March 19, 2008 at 7:57 PM

Very sharp shot with perfect whites

Registered on December 28, 2007, 12 Posts, 83 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 20, 2008 at 12:52 AM

Very nice sharp shot Carol.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Bradley Esau on March 20, 2008 at 1:28 AM

Absolutely lovely, Carol! The pose, the wonderful details, the soft blue BG - not a nit to be found!

Registered on December 10, 2007, 30 Posts, 558 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 20, 2008 at 9:45 AM

I like the intense look on the bird's face and the pose. The background makes the bird pop. As mentioned some whites look hot, but you should be able to easily fix that in RAW

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Ry Birge on October 14, 2017 at 10:31 PM

Love this shot Carol. Great detail for 500 mm. Great curves. Keep up the good work

Registered on September 23, 2017, 118 Posts, 278 Comments