Another image from Gatorland last week. Any feedback on sharpness would be appreciated as on my laptop, this looks right on the edge of too much when in full screen view -- but I am not impressed with this screen and really need to get a good monitor. Any suggestions on that would also be appreciated.
Canon 50D, bright sun, ISO 200, 1/5000, f/6.3, handheld.
Dick
Hi Dick - sharpness looks good on my screen - and you have done well with the bright sun.
I think I hear HAP sirens - you may need some bail money, looks like his head is angled away from the camera plane - best to have it angled towards the camera plane.
With your bird looking to the right - I think you need more space on the RHS - as it is My eye is drawn to the birds eye and then straight out of the frame on the RHS.
sharpness looks good to me. only suggestion i could make would be to shoot in some less harsh light. will make a much more appealing photo. you did real well here considering!!
Thanks to all for your comments. Perhaps this bird has something in its diet that produces the orange/red cast on feet and lores -- it wasn't anything I did.
Dick
Hi Dick,
I like the capture...all techs. about the head angle and harsh lighting have been addressed...I like the placement of the bird in frame and the sharp eye...:cool:
I thought I might mention something about the red lores. Unlike the green lores of the Great Egret which is a breeding color, the red lores of the snowy egret, though appearing primarily during breeding season, are an indication of the birds mood. If he is fighting with another male, for example, the red will appear. It also seems to be caused by stress, of one sort or another, and fighting for a mate might do it as well as a very hot day where the bird is having difficulty keeping cool. The red-orange feet, in this photo, on the other hand, may be the result of oversaturation during post-processing. If not the case, I have no explanation for them not being the usual yellow color. regards~Bill
Hi William,
Thanks for the comments on the lores, good to learn more about these birds. Regarding the feet, one of the things that caught my attention when I first saw this bird was the bright reddish/orange of the feet as it was quite unusual in my experience. I looked back at the original photo file and if anything, I decreased the red slightly in PP.
Dick
Dick: It could be that I always was so facinated at the wonderful red color of the lores that I never looked at the feet, or that usually when I see one in such a state he is exicitedly chasing another snowy in shallow water, and the feet are submerged. I will definitely pay more notice to the feet when I encounter such an individual in the future. regrds~Bill
SNOWY EGRET
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