It seems that my pet Egret has been missing from most of my recent images so here he is annoying an Elephant
I like the pose here but the difference in lighting on each side of the Elephant has not worked as well as it could have done. But I hope the eye makes up for it?
Taken from a drifting boat on Lake Manze channel, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, 8th July 2012
Hi Ken - In this one I don't think the egret really adds anything since it lacks detail and might be tempted to evict it. I do like the pose of the elephant and the low pov. I would look at reducing the blues in the shadows as there is a slight blue cast to the rhs as viewed. Personally I might also take the green down a bit as I find the brightness and saturation of the grass pulling my attention from the ele but that is a matter of personal taste.
Thanks for commenting, I agree I really should have removed the Egret but just left it in for old times sake
I did reduce the blues in my original processing but the seem to have drifted back in conversion for here. Greens seem to be a recurring problem for me, and although it was very lush indeed perhaps they needed a little toning down.