White Egret Nesting

[Eric Diller]

Every year we get 100 or so White Egrets nest along the lake. Many of them are sitting on eggs.

This one is in the shade giving me the look!!

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[Randy Stout]

Eric:

Beautiful plumage and interesting pose. You might have been able to add a bit of plus exposure compensation to up the whites just a bit on head and neck, but always a challenge in mixed lighting.

Be sure to include your camera, lens and setting details with your posts so we can better critique the image and understand what you did.

I might consider some subtle vignetting of the lower corners, esp. RLC, to keep our attention on the bird.


Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

I see where Randy is going with the whites (and I agree they could be lighter), but upping the EC in this case would have mde the BG blue spots even worse - would you have been able to move left to clear those?. If you were close enough surely some flash would have done a good job with the shade its sitting in. Looks like a very elegant fellow, and those plumes look great.

[Eric Diller]

I see where Randy is going with the whites (and I agree they could be lighter), but upping the EC in this case would have mde the BG blue spots even worse - would you have been able to move left to clear those?. If you were close enough surely some flash would have done a good job with the shade its sitting in. Looks like a very elegant fellow, and those plumes look great.

To much branch in the way. These nest are tough to get a clear shot of. Didn't want to use the flash because it freaks them all out and I don't like to stress the birds.

[Randy Stout]

Eric:

Dan is quite right about the effect of + EC on the bright spots of blue.
It is always a trade off, and flash would have helped, if birds tolerated it OK.
I appreciate your concern for their health.
Many of the Florida birds don't seem to react in anyway to a bit of fill, but perhaps these guy are touchier.

Cheers

Randy