Early this morning I found this egret up a tree looking at me. I captured a few images and decided to post this one because of the way he seems to be peeking through the branches at me. I do have some images of him from a different angle, which eliminate the branches and shadows that extend over his body. Is this one too "busy"? Would the others be preferable?
I cropped a bit and sharpened a bit -- that's all. On my last post I got some of the information wrong, so my notes have been double-checked this time. C&C, please . . .
it does show the bird in it's habitat, but i think i would prefer seeing it without all the business. you did an excellent job getting the eye sharp through all the branches!!! exposure looks great too!
I think the twig intersecting the beak people will be after you Wendell:) Maybe some of the branches cloned out from the sides would make it look less busy? Good HA.
Wendell,
You have a good capture and image, the colors are good, especially the baby blue sky ...the white are in check, and you have a very sharp eye. My suggestion would be to clone out the branch that is touching your bird in the face and neck area...:cool:
Here is another view of the same egret taken from a different angle. The camera settings were the same -- and, as was the case on the original post, I did only a crop and some sharpening.
Thanks to all for your criticism. it is very helpful.
(I hope I'm doing this "re-post" correctly; it is my first one.)
Much better Wendell,
The head angle is a little off. I would clone out the branches touching the body and the one coming out of the back...goos show...a much cleaner background...:cool:
OK, Gus, here is another image of that guy . . . you may like this head angle better, though the image is softer. I cropped a bit, sharpened a bit -- and cloned out two branches.
Hi Wendell - Keep after him - they are a lot less wary when they are up in a tree and you can usually work them from all sorts of angles for a good while.
Like the second one the best - would add a tad more sharpening.
Lookin' at YOU
