Reddish Egret
First post here, relatively new to photography and new to BPN. This is of a Reddish Egret taken at Ding Darling Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL. March 6, 2010, early morning.
D300
Sigma 150-500
150mm (225 effective)
1/2000
f/8
-1.33 ev
ISO 200
C and C welcome and appreciated
Last edited by Tom Redd; 06-26-2010 at 06:11 PM. Reason: no attachment
HI Tom and welcome!. I like the wing position you caught here and the nice sharp details in the bird, To improve it you need to adjust the brightness and contrast of the whole image and try rotating the image to see if you can help the tilted horizon. Looking forward to your next post!
Like the wings up position and the sharpness in the face. Just looks a little underexposed to me.
Bob - good suggestion, thank you. I wasn't quite sure which horizon to adjust, the one in the foreground (closer edge of the sand bar or the distant edge of the sand bar, so I split the difference.
Hi Tom - big warm welcome to BPN - dont hesitate to jump right in and leave comments on other peoples images - no faster or better way to improve your own skills, All we ask is that you say what it is you like or dont like about the image.
Nice first post!!
Still looks a little dark - Try setting a white point in Level in Photoshop (if you are using it). The repost with the straightened horizon looks good - Might clone out the blue strip along the top if your ethics allow.
Like the wing position and flying towards you which is always a plus.
Blacks are slightly blocked (No detail) - Always best to try and get your exposure as close as possible in camera. Turn your over exposure blinkies on and make use of your histogram.
Looking forward to seeing more.
Thank you everyone, you all are right, underexposed. I changed that and it is much better. As for Photoshop, I just use Aperture, I am relatively new at this and have never learned Photoshop, but I know I need to. Thank you all again.
Techs all covered....the only thing I didn't see is why you chose to use -1.33eV?
TFS and look forward to more!
The -1.33 eV was because I am a novice and I was shooting mostly white birds (white pelicans, snowy egrets, etc) when I saw this bird and I didn't change the settings. :)
.....been there.....done that.Originally Posted by Tom Redd
here is a revised with exposure correction...
Looks much better!
Hi Tom Re post looks much better !!! With the low ISO you were using got away with it, normally it would be noise city !!
Exposure wise its a gamble going to Av or Tv As the bg changes your compensation will go out the window. Just set the proper exposure in manual and then you will be able to point in any direction as long as the bird is in the same light .. would have to comp for an great egret vs the R egret !!!
Would crop some from the bottom !!! Sharp and lots of detail !!!!
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