White Ibis Preening

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO800~F5.6~1/1250 sec~manual exposure~HH~12-31-2009~Houston, Texas~CS4
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Gus Cobos]

Beautiful image Bill,
I like the quality of the whites. The turned head with the sharp clear eye is superb. Well done Sir. :cool:

[Bob Decker]

Very nice image. Great detail, the color in the face, bill and eye. Just excellent.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Nice one Bill, love the high-key look. Great technique for HH'ing and whites have nice texture. Did you warm up the WB a tad?

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks guys. Jeff, I'm not sure about the WB. I set the camera WB to "cloudy" when overcast as it was. In ACR I generally play with temperature and tint sliders, but not for a any particular value, but til it looks right. I did increase the saturation a bit to bring out the pink of the beak, etc., and that probably warmed the image up. Does it need to be cooled down? Regards~Bill

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Bill, I like to warm the WB in images, it gives them a nice feeling. In this case, since your whites are so clean I would back it down. But that's my opinion friend. Might want to wait and see what others think - nice one Bill.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Bill

Good looking pose and great detail, exposure is right on !! The cloudy setting will make it warm depending on actual conditions, would back down a bit. Also the angle is really steep but does look interesting !!! Fine image !!!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Love the hi key image, the sharpness, and the framing.
Congrats Bill :)