Just landed

[wendell westfall]

D90 70-200VR+2X@300 1/3200 f7.1 ISO400 -1 2/3EV handheld

From a week ago. This great egret had just flown in to the shallow, muddy water and was folding its wings. I think I got the EV about right to salvage the whites(?). I made no crop, wanting to preserve the circular waves behind, while I think I have enough room in front (?). Minor adjustments in LR3 -- NR and elimination of two tiny patches of white reflection in the water.

Wendell

[Kerry Perkins]

Wendell, the whites are on the edge, not blown out technically but too close for comfort IMO. High shooting angle is problematic for this image. The bird is right in the center of the frame, not where you want it to be. I can see your point about preserving the rings in the water, but that puts the bird right in the center. A little more room on the bottom would be nice also.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Wendell,

The bottom edge is too tight, you lost the virtual feet. This might have been a better vert as well. I would make the bird the subject and not worry about water rings (but that's me). Still a nice sighting, these guys are beautiful. Remember to balance the frame. IMO this is not in harmony, tight at the bottom, no rule of thirds placement, hight shooting angle as mentioned by Kerry.

A quote for the book, The Photographers Eye". More subtle was the discovery of that segment of time that is called the decisive moment: decisive not because of the event, but because in that moment the flux of changing forms and pattens was sensed to have achieved balance and clarity and order - because the image became, for an instant, a picture.

Wendell,,...this applies to everyone/me as well. I am trying to frame things better, work on composition and placement. Thanks for posting.