This is a capture from a couple years back out at the Farmington Bay WMA in northern Utah. These birds have long been a favorite of mine. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated, especially others opinions on exposing and processing an image like this of such a white subject in late afternoon sunlight.
Unless you spot meter on the white, a white bird in darker than midtone environment, with the sun shinning on him, would need a certain amount of underexposure. Unless the bird occupies most of the fame, which is not the case here, the meter will want to open up for the darker BG, to make it Neutral, and there went our white.
For processing, just make sure the histogram does not clip the right, as I'm sure you know, and if if does, by just a bit, the Recovery Tool in ACR should take care of it.
Hi John can only add that with very soft light (pre/post) sun up you will be adding light to the meter reading, depending on your camera could be more than a full stop.
btw the new Nikons do take into consideration the light temp and will compensate.
I like it alot, and great advice offered already. Only a bit of minor "cleaning" for aesthetic reasons to do if you are so inclined: the small bright arched streak under the chin, and the OOF spot next to the forehead.
Snowy Egret
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