In baseball sometimes there is a homerun and sometimes a strike out. Bird photography is like that, yesterday for me was a homerun. The day was a bright overcast with heavy rain predicted in the afternoon. I had to go to the store for staples of life, milk and coffee, so I decided to bring my camera and stop by a couple of local lakes. The first lake was a strikeout, few birds and those that were there were in the wrong locations. The second lake, Lake Morton was a homerun. I found this striking White Ibis in breeding colors showing it's gular sac. I feel very fortunate because this striking appearance lasts for only a few short days a year. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering -1/3 EV ISO 200 AWB, camera supported by a knee pod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 03-26-2016 at 03:58 PM.
Reason: Revisited Sharpening
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"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Killer bird. The main problem is that the bird's head (along the axis of the bill) is turned just a fraction away from you. As a result, the face looks a bit dark to me. artie
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Thanks Artie, below is a repost with the face lightened. I have others and will look for a better/perfect head angle. Good to read that you are doing well after surgery, best wishes on your continued recovery.
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Much better with the face brighter. The WHITEs might look good a bit brighter too. Thanks for the good wishes. I am feeling much better today than yesterday :)
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Lovely subject. The RP works much better, but my eye keeps wanting to go vertical with this one. You may wish to give it a shot. I think it will give a lot more attention to the breeding colors.
Artie neglected to tell you that we have a name for these birds: "ballchinians!"
Lovely subject. The RP works much better, but my eye keeps wanting to go vertical with this one. You may wish to give it a shot. I think it will give a lot more attention to the breeding colors.
Artie neglected to tell you that we have a name for these birds: "ballchinians!"
Credit Froggie for that :) a
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