October Project - Backlit : Little Egret

[Dudley Watson]

Early morning image with backlight. Processed in P/S.
D3 with 500mm F4 +1.4 TC
S/S 1/2000
F7.1
ISO80830 1600

[Joe Senzatimore]

Sweet BG and wonderful exposure. Love the rim light created here.

[Randy Stout]

Dudley:

Really nice BG as Joe mentioned. I like the comp, backlighting. Wish the perch wasn't cut off at the end.
I might tone down a few of the specular highlights, esp. in front of the bird.

I am thinking that just a touch of fill flash to bring up the eye here would have been interesting.
I find backlit images a challenge to get the right balance of rim lighting and visible detail on the face/body.

Thanks for sharing and for your support of BPN through your memebership.

Cheers

Randy

[Pieter de Waal]

Very nice background and subject compliments the BG colours.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Loved the backlit effect and the warm pallete. Terrific plumage too. Well done.

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely BG colours and light here Dudley...I hear what Randy is saying and might be tempted to darken this image somewhat, make it more moody?

[Bonnie Block]

Lovely image. The bg and colors are great. Perch could be better, if it was not cut--but that is what it was on.

[Dudley Watson]

Thanks for all your comments and recommendations. They are appreciated. Soory for delay inreplying but I have bee away for 6 days in Kruger