Snowy in the Keys

[noelle zaleski]

F5
1/3200
ISO 320
Manual
Hand Held
500mm
Canon MKIII

I am tempted to take out the pink hue to the right of the bird. Is it too distracting?

Florida Keys

Snowy Egret ..... I love their feet :S3:

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[Randy Stout]

Noelle:

Looks like he is showing off his yellow slippers!
I like the ruffled crown, composition, not really bothered by the color you mentioned

Sharp

Cheers

Randy

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Not bothered either. That's a great hair-do and the feet are, of course, fabulous!

[Chad Caswell]

Did you pick him up and dip his feet in that yellow plastic coat stuff :t3

Hmmm I didn't get this shot :2eyes2:

[gail bisson]

Love this shot! Love the hair and the foot lifted up. The dark BG compliments the white bird beautifully. I would remove the pinkish area if it was mine. I would love to see this as a vertical.
Well done,
Gail

[Brendan Dozier]

Great capture and comp, Noelle! This guy looks like a total rock & roller, just needs a cig & guitar :bg3: - like the one leg up pose, nice perch, and great BG. Pink hue not distracting, but easy fix. Nice work!

I have a feeling with 10 days shooting out in Flordia, you guys are just getting warmed up! Look forward to seeing some great stuff, especially the unique Kayak angles!

[Melissa Groo]

What a stunner of a shot, Noelle! Great exposure, BG and sharpness. Love the raised foot. Nice soft (cloudy?) light.

[Richard Unsworth]

:S3:

Ita a wonderful shot, full of character; these birds are so lovely and the feet are AWSOME!

[Bill Dix]

Super shot, Noelle. Wonderful pose, perch, HA, hairdo, and killer BG. I might not have noticed the pink patch, but since you mentioned it, it would be easy to remove.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Noelle, always good when something extra adds to a pose, like the raised foot, and shows off the yellow nicely too. I like the raised crown, together with the layered BG. I would leave the pink spot. The whites didnt look right to me, as I thought there was a yellow cast in them. Checking them in PS, you will find the whites are too yellow. Desaturating the yellows will sort him out. :w3

[Bob Miller]

Noelle....You nailed it!....everything is perfect! The spot you mention does not bother me at all.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Gorgeous doesn't get much better than this. I cannot think why you would need to remove the pink area, sometimes I think we try to make things too perfect and nature just isn't like that most of the time.

[dankearl]

I think the pink adds to the image, gives a bit of color to the BG.
Beautiful image.

[arash_hazeghi]

great pose and details nice light too, there is a yellow color cast on my monitor too.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image,nice pose,perch,good exposure,nice BG,and the pink does not bother me.well done.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Noelle,
Love the pose and the spiked do put's it over the top. The bit of color caste is easy tweak....and a great job overall capturing hte action.

[noelle zaleski]

Thanks for all the wonderful comments everyone! :S3::S3:

I will fix the color cast soon and re-post, I am tired from an 11 hour drive home today.