I took this image about ywo weeks ago at Gatorland, south of Orlando, FL. I liked the image and did a bit of PP in PS. Please let me know how you like the result. I would appreciate any coments on it. Shooting data is as follows:
Nikon D4
200-400mm @ 400mm
400mm (in 35mm film)
1/4000 sec, f/8
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
White balance: Fine weather
Flash: Off
File size: 146MB
Image size: 2050 x 1618
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Color profile: Adobe RGB (1998)
I think this is one of your best , sharp, well exposed, nice pose,good dof. I might trim a tiny bit off the top and add a sliver to the right, but very nice as is. I might tone down the brightest spot just above the head.
Love this flight pose and your details are just awesome. Whites pop so well against the green. Whites could be just a little muddy on the head but nothing major. Lovely capture!
I like it as it is, sharp with good details on the whites. Normally I don't like squarish crop but this work for me due to the pose of the bird, look balance with square crop. Not sure if you need 1/4000s for this flight shot, maybe you could lower the iso a bit, but D4 does well at high ISO anyway.
Exposure well handled making the bird look clean and bright....but not blown out badly. Sharp as it could be and contrasting so well against the backdrop...my only thought was to have a bit more room on the right, apart from that.....super bit of photography
Snowy Egret
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