Sunrise Reflection

[Ken Lassman]

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL

Pair of Snowy Egrets mirroring each other's moves


Nikon D300
Nikon 300/2.8 VR lense
ISO 400
F/9 @ 1/500
Manual, Hand held

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Ken Neat poses for the birds and stopping down got you some good dof, wish they had a little separation.

I think the light was reflecting on the birds and they have hot areas and lots of reflections on the leg... those you can easily take out !!!

With birds moving as these I like a more rectangular image with room for the birds to move into !!

[arash_hazeghi]

like the mood and hunting pose here, and you got two!!! Red channel is blown and they both look a bit soft to me, maybe too much JPEG compression. TFS

[Ken Lassman]

Thanks Al and Arash,
This was the original before cropping out the Willet. I tried toning it down and reducing the reflection on the leg of the front Snowy. I was focusing on the two and maybe should have included the left side so there was more room for them to move in. I could have cloned the Willet out......just learning about PS and not sure how to do most things or how much I should fool with the pics.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Ken Arash is correct on the red channels, go back to the original and in PS look for Image>saturation>select the red channel and reduce saturation (just a bit) Will be able to see how the hot areas recover !! Sensors tend to blow the red channel on a regular basis !!

Good call Arash !!! :)

[Peter Farrell]

Hi, Ken
I really like the second post. It will look great with corrections noted by others.
Looks like the egrets are think about the willet as a quick snack.
Peter

[Bob Miller]

Hi Ken....Like the second post .....would sharpen a bit.... esp the eyes

[Myer Bornstein]

I like the second post and agree with eye sharping

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Ken,
Another vote for the second image - has loads of character :D
Best,
Nicki