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I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/400 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 180 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
The spoonbills! Such a pretty bird, until you see their faces. I like the contrasty composition in this photo, rosy plume forming a line at the bottom and the great egret on top at the center of the frame. I notice, however, that the egret is not in focus which kinda detract from that line of thinking. I would also crop the ibis on the left and right and maybe extend the canvas a little bit. I will definitely crop the bottom of the frame as it doesn't contribute anything to the photo.
This image shows the foraging activity of the spoonies very well. And the "banished" egret really adds a fun twist to the image.
I would take a big chunk out of the bottom out and make this a true panorama shot.
The light was not your friend on this day. I would increase the exposure by 1/2 stop and evict the ibis on the right. I like the ibis but not the fact that he is moving in the wrong direction.
Fun image and TFS
Gail
Adhika and Gail, thank you for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. Here is a repost with the image edited using your suggestions.
Gail had the exact same thought that I did, and the RP works much better. I'd probably take a bit more off and go full pano. With so much space on the bottom, even in the RP, you are detracting from your subjects IMHO
Hi Marina, thank you for viewing and suggesting an edit. I think this is what you had in mind, I like it better.
3rd try is the charm!!Looks so much better! Well done,
Gail
Love this third one a lot. How did you clone out the Ibis, Joe?
Hi Adhika, regarding cloning the Ibis, the Ibis on the left I made a quick selection of the Spoonbill in Photoshop Elements. Then from the drop down menu I selected to inverse the selection protecting the Spoonbill. After I cloned out the Ibis I deleted the selection and then at the pixel level cleaned up the remnants of the Ibis's dark pixels. The dark parts of the Ibis near the center I cleaned up at the pixel level cloning the dark pixels to blue. The Ibis and reflection on the right I cloned out matching the shimmer of the water.
