HK Snowy Egret II

[WIlliam Maroldo]

HK= high key, or intentionally overexposing a photograph.
SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO800~F9~1/1600 sec~manual exposure~10-10-2009~overcast~Brays Bayou, Houston, Texas~CS4
Same day, same bird as previous post. No clipping, etc.
Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Lance Peters]

Hi Bill - love the HK and those translucent wings. Would have wished for the head angled towards us just a tad in a perfect world. Sharpness looks good and noise is well under control.
I would sharpen the eye a tad and selectively make some adjustments to the blacks and yellows, out here these guys yellows are a bit brighter (will add a bit of POP) maybe not there though.

This is close to what they look like in my part of the world.

Keep em coming :)

[Alfred Forns]

Hi William Sure like this one .. big fan of high key images !!! About all I could wish for is the upper wing to be full extended parallel to the other !!! Pleasing image and Big Congrats !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Bill,
I like your composition and flight capture angle with the extended wings. Agree on the techs. and good advise given...Mr. Peters' repost puts it over the top...good show...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Really nice details throughout and I love the high-key look. Good advice already given. Very nicely presented.