golden glossy bis

[annmpacheco]

Taken last December in Florida as the the sun was beginning to set. This ibis was comfortable preening away atop a palm tree trunk. There were many trunks like this and slim pickins for the GBH's as they were setting up their nests and didn't have as many palm tree tops to claim... Always a fan of the iridescence. PS, sharpening, NR, cleaned up some white wash...

1Dx
840mm
iso 800
f 8
1/500

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ann, sweet, sweet afternoon light, and in turn, the light has brought out the iridescence so well. The Ibis is tack sharp and shows up the feather detail nicely. I do like the layered BG. Well captured.

[Randy Stout]

Ann:

I like the framing, pose, soft background.

Even the stump is "less stump like" than most.

It presents very well. I might fiddle with a bit of a multiply blend mode to change the brightness balance a bit, but just personal taste.

Nice!

Randy

[John Mack]

Very nice. Like the composition the light is very sweet. Nice detail on the bird as well.

[Isaac Grant]

To die for light here. Great background and you caught the bird in a cool pose. The image has a yellow cast that you have to deal with. All images in light like this have to be toned down, and in low light conditions have to be bumped up. The sensors just do not capture these scenes accurately.

[John Whaley]

I agree with Issac on the need to tone down the yellow here ( he has pointed it out to me as well and makes a big difference ) but overall a really pleasing image. The background colors are beautiful, good pose, sharp and detailed.

[Bill Dix]

Great pose, and I also love the iridescence. Yes to toning down the yellow, and maybe the brightness just a bit (especially on the perch). But it's beautiful light and lovely background. I used to think of these birds as essentially black, but I've learned that with the right light they show a wealth of color. Nicely done.

[David N Smith]

Great light Ann. I agree the yellow should be toned downed a bit, but otherwise a superb shot.

[annmpacheco]

Thank you all, I don't know how to do the color thing yet and blending, so I'll work on it ...

[Lorant Voros]

Beautiful light, track sharp image with great iridescence.Toning down is a good advice. I love this image. Well done.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I agree with all, toning down the yellows will help. Terrific image