DC Egret

[denise ippolito]

This is the re-post! With the crop

[Gus Cobos]

Take a slice off the top, not too much, The high-key works very well, the head angle does not bother me in this case, because the bird is busy looking at something that caught his attention in his natural habitat...I like the applied filter and effect. It looks like he is charged up...well done Lady Denise...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

I thought a slice off the top but wasn't sure! Nice to have a second opinion-

[Gus Cobos]

From the Heart...Lady Denise...be strong and firm...just do it...follow your inner guide...:eek::D:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

I usually go by feel and this has it !!! Different and it works !!!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

I like it as presented D. Great H key image, love it's intense look.
Regards,

[denise ippolito]

Thanks guys!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

d,..

What is high-key,..does it relate to bright or white ranges?

[denise ippolito]

Jeff, Yes it does.

[Kerry Perkins]

Jeff - "high key" is actually a lighting effect, although the same effect can be achieved with natural light. It refers to an image with high exposure and low contrast as well as very little shadow. In the studio, this is done by using light everywhere - in front of, behind, and to the sides of the subject. The subject is typically shot in front of a white cyc to give a "white-on-white" look to the image. It works well with white birds. On the opposite end of the light scale, there are "low-key" images, that feature very little light and lots of shadows.

[Kerry Perkins]

Also, I love this image Denise! I especially like the way the bird seems to meld into the perch...

[denise ippolito]

Kerry, Nice explanation!!
Jeff, This high-key image was not done with lighting it was done in PP with the help of cs4 and color-efex.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Kerry, thank you. I have never seen it before, is it trending in the bird photography space?

[Kerry Perkins]

Jeff, don't know about bird photography in general, but I've seen some good examples here and sometimes it is just the way the scene looked - like a white gull or tern against an overcast sky. I posted one in OOTB a couple of weeks ago - a mallard in flight that I made into a watercolor. You see this used a lot in fashion and baby photography as well as portraits. Also, check out Dave Woeller's post of a tern in flight from yesterday.