I was attempting to capture images of great egrets in flight against a black background. This image was taken from the rather steep bank of a bayou when the sun was low enough to put the opposite bank in deep shadow, yet the bird high enough to be illuminated. Breeding coloration, the green on the face around the eyes, would have been nice. Oh well.
The problem is this: since no fill flash was used the black legs are practically invisible. Just to see how it would look I brightened the shadows and the legs where visible, of course there goes the black background. I know with a little work I could have the legs show and still have a black background. The question is "should I even worry about the legs being visible?" I did some sharpening, but I need more practice in doing it correctly. Any technique advice, criticism and post processing tips would be appreciated. ~onlybill
Sony A-700 Tamron 200-500mm@500mm F6.3 1/1250sec ISO 200 no EV adj 6:45PM







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