
Originally Posted by
WIlliam Maroldo
Interesting comments about whether the image is too dark, and since I shoot green herons very often I though maybe I had a preconcieved idea of proper exposure, and the overly light background made it seem darker than it really was. Examined the histogram, and the "white" plummage hovered around 200, where closer to 250 "proper" IMO. The dark plummage 20-40 average. These measurements are independant of the monitor. The biggest problem, and suggesting the image was actually darker and lightened in PP, is a lack of feather detail, especially the russet colored plummage. regards~Bill