Great Egret Fly Out

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Not living in Florida I think these are Great Egrets? Four image composite, with gradients, frac, various blending modes (dissolve), and NIK bi-filter. Comments welcomed.

[Diane Miller]

The yellow feet would make them Snowy Egrets.

If it were me, the ones that are cut by or touching the edge of the frame would disappear.

[Christopher Miller]

Love the ghostly birds from the composite, Jackie. I like the gradient of colors too. I agree with Diane on losing a few of the birds that are cut off by the edges, though I would leave the faint birds along the edge. Nice work!

[Kerry Perkins]

Beautiful image Jackie. I especially like the color gradient and the atmospheric feel with the pale versions of the egrets. I was once told that the Snowy Egret has to wear snow boots and that was how you could identify them.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Thanks for the comments. I took these images around four years ago on a workshop and just got around to processing them now. Just couldn't remember the type of egret.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Jackie, the gradient is a nice idea. The birds on the edges don't bother me although I could live without the one in the upper left corner.

[Bob Miller]

HI Jacky....I like your idea and processing. I would also remove a few of the birds near the edges