I shot this Great Egret on the Mystic River in CT. It was late into the golden hour with the sun coming in over my left shoulder. I was handheld on my 70D w/400mm f/5.6 prime - ISO 160 1/2000 f/5.6. Post: LR/PS/NIC Collection.
I've since upgraded to the 7D MKII but I'm going back through last years shot with newer post skills.
I would appreciate any input.
Hi Paul, I like the nicely sharp image here, with a good head angle and nice eye catchlight. I do think you've overprocessed this a bit as the background colors are oversaturated and the egret's feathers have gotten somewhat muddy looking. Not sure what you did in NIC, but maybe just back off a bit? Still a nice shot, and the green lores are starting to color up.
Thank you... i have to say that I was a little biased until your comments made me look more objectively... I watch Glenn Barley's processing video's and followed that workflow.
The new edit now looks a lot less processed and again I'd appreciate your honest evaluation.
Oh yes, the whites are much better looking on the repost. The blues too. Good pose by the egret, and I like the dry grass pile it is standing on. The BG is a bit busier than I prefer, but it does depict the marshy habitat quite well.
Great Egret
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