Captured the cattle egret at Green Cay not too long ago. This may have been my first BIF with the new D300. Processed in Capture NX, B&W points, brightness and conrast, NR then USM on bird and double on head and bill.
D300, Sigma 50-500 at 500mm, f/6.3, 1/2500s, ISO 400, -1.3EV, handheld
Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.
Hi Harold Congrats on your flight image The new D300 sure makes things easier
Not sure what is going on but light seems harsh from the shadows under the leading edge of the wing Bg is dark with a peculiar color Might be something going on with the processing If the image was underexposed at all could explain things
Fro the tech info looks like there was lots of light btw was going to Green Cay tomorrow but found some neat purple gallinules at Shark Valley Decent chances at them flying !!!!
Very nice flight pose, Harold. As Alfred mentions, the background looks very dark, considering the strong light that casted the shadows at the tip of the wings.
Congrats on you new toy and hope to meet you in the field soon :)
Harold both would have giving you more light through the lens In essence (if you gave less shutter speed than the amount of closing the lens) rectifying the under exposure We usually like to think of exposure compensation Your -1/3 Av could have been + 2/3 (maybe just guessing)
Sometimes it is not possible to make a good exposure Digital has about six stops of tonal range If the scene being recorded has seven stops then something will happen You will block the backs or overexpose the whites
The background is dark but I do love the tilt of the bird's head and the excellent detail in the wings. Consider reprocessing in Capture and working with the black and white points. This image is worth the time.
The Flying Cowbird
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