White Ibis in Morning Light

Posted by Heather Forcier on Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:47 am

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Merritt Island, Florida

During a May trip to Florida Greg and I visited Merritt Island which I liked a lot. We didn't get to spend nearly enough time there, but I did get a few shots going around the loop.

I don't have access to my settings right now, but this was taken in early morning, digital capture with the Canon 1D and likely the Canon 500mm f/4 with 1.4x teleconverter on a beanbag out the car window. I would wish for cleaner water and a lower shooting angle.

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by Bill Whala on Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:58 am

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Heather,

I agree with your wishes but still... The light and the beautiful subject more than make up for those two things. These birds are so much fun to photograph.

Very well done!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:40 am

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Beautiful, Heather. On a good day, the early morning light at Merritt Island NWR is gorgeous. Getting low is nearly impossible around the Black Point Wildlife Drive.

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by Harvey Edelman on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:55 am

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While as you mentioned a lower angle would have been nice, it's not critical. The water looks fine and you have some very nice light which I like because it's not overly sweet. TBH...sometimes the light is so yellow that it looks like the birds are suffering from jaundice

. The whites are exposed very well too.

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by matt kuchta on Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:04 pm

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Angle isn't an issue for me here - bird is tall enough to make that not a problem.

Light is very lovely indeed. Great color in the bill.
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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:19 pm

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Lovely light, and I like the water droplet on the end of the beak... Good going HF.

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by AlexC on Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:24 pm

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Light, exposure, angle, detail and pose are all wonderful, hanging drop is the bonus!!, Congrats!!!

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:26 pm

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I think the angle is fine and the light is very good.

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by Jim Urbach on Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:08 pm

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Heather,

Great light. The bill color is great as is the drop on the tip. I have on a number of occasions parked my car off to one side and slithered out the passenger door and shot low next to the car. On heavily trafficked days this is tough to do.

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by Anthony Medici on Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:58 pm

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Still I like it even with the nits. Really nice light.

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by Alan Melle on Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:20 pm

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Looks just fine to me. Love the little water drop at the end of the bill!

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:38 pm

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Heather,

Your wishes might make the image better, but it is very nice as presented. The light is wonderful and I really like the drop of water on the bill.

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by Laura Stiefel on Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:54 pm

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Very nice Heather! I would love t o see this species I too like the water drop on the tip of the bill.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:17 pm

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Heather, This water is clean considering how much they dig around in it. I like the light and exposure on the bird. The water drop tops it off.

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by Sheri Whala on Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:29 pm

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This looks great to me! I would love to have this in my files!

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by Jim Probst on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:15 pm

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Heather,

The lighting and colors in this image make it very pleasing! Well done!

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by LHays on Thu Sep 25, 2003 3:38 am

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You take 'em how you get them. You did a great job with this one.

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by Steve Sage on Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:18 am

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Really nice Heather!

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by Rich S on Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:06 am

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Almost missed this one. Love the way the light on the body gives subtle tones there like those in the beak. Angle's not a problem for me either - but a beanbag out the truck window would really have put you up a ways!

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by Mike Wilson on Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:07 pm

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No complaints from me about the angle. Cool bird, sharp and well composed.

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