Little egret, Egretta garzetta, a repost

Posted by monik on Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:17 pm

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Repost taking into account the various suggestions for which I am very grateful, thanks.
Photographed in a brackish lagune, Nikon D70 80-400 vr @ f8, white balance cloudy, cropped. Constructive criticisms welcome.
Monique

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by Colin Inman on Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:27 pm

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I think that the crop is about right in terms of size, but would have liked to have seen the bird further left in the frame. I'm seeing a blue cast here.

I like the pose & anticipation of movement here.

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by Ofer Levy on Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:09 pm

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Hi Monique,
I would crop a bit more and agree about moving the bird more to the left.

You have a spot on your sensor you would like to get rid of - in front of the chest under the tip of the beak.

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by KK Hui on Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:32 pm

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Looks flat and a slight contrast boost may help, Monique!

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by Vince Thomas on Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:42 pm

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I would try some PS work on this to boost the contrast Monique... possibly some shadow/highlight adjustment + a small "S" curve.

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by AForns on Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:15 pm

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I like the pose and ratio Would move the bird back a tad !!! Increasing contrast (brightness) will make a huge difference !!!! I like the image a lot the perfect head position makes it all sharp !!!! Big Congrats !!!