Results 1 to 11 of 11

Thread: Great Egret - Gatorland

  1. #1
    Robert Amoruso
    Guest

    Default Great Egret - Gatorland

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Another from Gatorland. Taken at 7:30 PM just around sunset. I am using flash as main light to illuminate the bird and setting the shutter speed to get the tonality of the sky to my liking. With the clouds that evening I got just the look I was striving for. ISO 1000 used to get a reasonably high shutter speed. This one had some wing tip reconstruction.

    Canon 1D Mark III
    100-400mm @ 130mm
    1/500 sec, f/5.6
    Mode: Manual
    Metering: Evaluative
    ISO: 1000
    Flash: On/Manual

  2. #2
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Boynton Beach, Florida
    Posts
    7,726
    Threads
    640
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I'm speechless!! WOW:eek::eek: i may have never seen better! that is one heck of an egret photo. that bg is awesome!! and the bird is fantastic! way to go, robert!

  3. #3
    BPN Viewer Adams Serra's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ft. Myers, Florida
    Posts
    778
    Threads
    236
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Robert, this is a amazing picture.I am looking forward to learn from you and Robert O'toole how to make images like the one you are sharing with us.
    See you next week.
    Adams

  4. #4
    john crookes
    Guest

    Default

    I love everything about this photograph. It does appear to be washed out on my monitor
    I duplicated the layer and changed the blend mode to multiply. Then I ran a NIK white nutrelize filter over the image at low strength


    Maybe go in and tone the bg on the repost
    Last edited by john crookes; 01-04-2009 at 12:02 PM.

  5. #5
    Robert Amoruso
    Guest

    Default

    I like that John. Thanks. I was going for the high-key look on the bird. Interesting because I was working a similar image today and did the same thing with the blending mode vs. a local contrast enhancement to bring up detail but had not gotten back to this image to try it. I have the Nik filters and will have to investigate that. Thanks again - nice work.

  6. #6
    Forum Participant Manos Papadomanolakis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Crete Greece
    Posts
    3,408
    Threads
    179
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice repost,I really like this image!

  7. #7
    Jody Melanson
    Guest

    Default

    Nice one Robert!

  8. #8
    Philip Lombard
    Guest

    Default

    John version is awesome.

  9. #9
    Fabs Forns
    Guest

    Default

    Very nice, Robert. In my opinion, you could have held back on the flash a little bit, the whites are too white and there's no detail on them.

    Great wing position and the sky is killer!

  10. #10
    Alfred Forns
    Guest

    Default

    Great wing position and exposure Robert !!! Agree on backing down the flash The re post is a different concept but very appealing !!!!

  11. #11
    Brian Wong
    Guest

    Default

    Hi Robert!

    That is an awesome technique, and thank you for explaining it! I am seeing some funky stuff around the feet on my screen, and in the repost, the bird's right wing tip fix is a little more obvious (from the increased contrast?) But learning how to balance the lights is so cool!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics