African Sacred Ibis in the Rain

[Bill Dix]

From Kwetsani Camp, Botswana, last February.

D500, Sigma 150-600 VR @ 600mm, ISO 1250, 1/1250s @ f/7.1 manual.

[Dorian Anderson]

Nice in habitat shot. A bit busy, but it still works since this is how you actually see them in the field.
Exposure and details look really good across the bird. The rain is a bit strange since it's restricted to
the top part of the frame

[gail bisson]

Ibis looks great. Nice and sharp and the blacks and whites are well exposed.
I like the scene- very accurate in my experience.
I find the raindrops a bit bright.
Gail

[John Mack]

I like these types of shots with the bird in its environment. Details look quite good. The raised foot is nice as well.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice as noted above but the whole thing looks way dark to me. I locked the Curve on the upper right and then pulled it up on the rest. Then NIK 50-50 on the head only. Does it look too bright now???

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[Bill Dix]

Thanks all. Thank you Artie for the repost. It was indeed a dark rainy day. I actually prefer the richer blacks per the OP; just my personal preference. Maybe somewhere in between?

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great capture on that rainy day. Like the detail in both the blacks and whites. Nice leg raise as well.

Geoffrey




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[Bill Dix]

Thanks Geoffrey.