another try at white birds

[dudley_53]

After some great advice and a little reading, tried the white egret again. This time, paying attention to the histogram. A bit better I think. Comment's welcome.

 

[PropilotBW]

Man, that's a tough subject. I think you did a pretty good job, though.
I don't care for #1 flying away...you missed the shot already, like a hunter firing the 3rd shell.
#2 has a similarly toned background, it just doesn't pop to me.
3,4,5 are your better shots.

 

[coastalconn]

Wow looks like my little tips helped out immensely! Much better job of controlling the whites!

 

[dudley_53]

Man, that's a tough subject. I think you did a pretty good job, though.
I don't care for #1 flying away...you missed the shot already, like a hunter firing the 3rd shell.
#2 has a similarly toned background, it just doesn't pop to me.
3,4,5 are your better shots.

Totally agree on 1 and 2, more of a hey its more properly exposed pic more than anything. Thanks for the comments!

 

[dudley_53]

Wow looks like my little tips helped out immensely! Much better job of controlling the whites!

Thank you kind sir..... I do listen on occasion. Contrary to what my wife says. Lol

 

[wackii]

Sorry for being a little critical. The white feathers on the Snow Egrets are lack of details... Too much noise reduction? I have noticed that you can recover some details by dropping down the highlight on post processing...

 

[dudley_53]

Wackii, I have no problem with critical. Its how I learn. :thumbup:

 

[CherylL]

I like #3 the best because of the pose and the color of the water. Whites are hard to capture. #1 would have been good if flying towards you...next time tell him to stay in frame. (I say that to my 3yo grand daughter. :lmao: )

 

[Rafterman]

The composition on these are great! Nice job on metering the whites as well. :thumbsup:

My only criticism is that all the shots seem grainy, unfocused, or low-res to me. Were these photos by chance heavily cropped and/or shot at a very high ISO, like 3200 or something?

 

[dudley_53]

The composition on these are great! Nice job on metering the whites as well. :thumbsup:

My only criticism is that all the shots seem grainy, unfocused, or low-res to me. Were these photos by chance heavily cropped and/or shot at a very high ISO, like 3200 or something?

Not heavily cropped, ISO was 400, taken at 60 feet with wind. I think the grain is from excessive sharpening or I have been resizing the because I am used to another site where they have to be small in order to post.