This is for you, Artie. I captured this image recently at Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S Ed image captured at 400mm
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 180 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Small Crop for composition and presentation
P.S. I left the whites as shot in the early morning light
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 02-23-2019 at 10:21 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Hi Joe, beautiful light and colors. I wish you had the whole bill parallel to the sensor. TFS.
Hi Juan, I think you must be seeing that the tip of the bill is soft. Maybe just a bit but I can hit that area with more sharpening and see how it takes it. I don't think it is too soft. The head is only turned about one degree towards the viewer which brings the eye towards the viewer for eye contact. I have some perfectly parallel and they appear that the bird is looking straight ahead, that one degree makes a big difference. Maybe could have gone to F/8 but would not have gained much. Thank you for viewing and commenting.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Gorgeous background and sunrise light. I love the egrets when they get all dressed up to find a mate. The end of the bill being slightly off sharp doesn't bother me in the slightest; it's to be expected when you're up close to the bird and the head angle is that ideal 1 to 2 degrees turned towards you. I would definitely keep your aperture settings more or less where they were, at the risk of bringing in too much detail in the background, which, if I remember correctly, can be rather messy at Gator Land. I might be tempted to do a bit of bill clean-up, but that's just a personal preference and not at all mandatory; the image works great just as it is.
It's about time! Very sweet. Sharpness of the bill tip looks just fine to me.
with love, artie
BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.
BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.
Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,
Great Egret... breeding colors
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by gail bisson
