egret

[nokk]

an egret over water. taken monday at the refuge. i went today, too, but i didn't see anything but morons.

 

[RowdyRay]

I love Egrets. They're just starting to show up. If I had a dollar for every moron.....I'd already own a secluded island to escape them. Sadly, my hopes and dreams haven't come true. I'm still hopeful. Lol.

 

[Jeff15]

Very good shot, I love the reflection and the background.......

 

[nokk]

I love Egrets. They're just starting to show up. If I had a dollar for every moron.....I'd already own a secluded island to escape them. Sadly, my hopes and dreams haven't come true. I'm still hopeful. Lol.

thanks rowdy. we've had egrets for a few months. and the morons never leave.

Very good shot, I love the reflection and the background.......

thanks jeff. it was darker brackish water, so it was already dark. i used luminosity masks to separate the background from the egret and used luminosity masks to darken the water a bit more.

 

[PJM]

That's a beauty of a shot.

 

[K9Kirk]

I think it's a very nice image and I like how you cropped out the morons, good job!

 

[nokk]

That's a beauty of a shot.

thanks pjm

I think it's a very nice image and I like how you cropped out the morons, good job!

thanks k9. the morons are always hard to crop out.

 

[NancyMoranG]

Wow that's excellent detail, color, contrast of a moving bird, jeez...
What is luminosity and what program?
Thanks.

 

[nokk]

Wow that's excellent detail, color, contrast of a moving bird, jeez...
What is luminosity and what program?
Thanks.

thanks nancy. i used photoshop, but you can probably do it in any program that has masks. there's a lot of ways to make them, but i use pro panel cause it's quick and easy. it just separates your lights and darks for easy editing. on this i ran 2 luminosity masks and combined them, one for the white egret & reflection, another for the black feet. then i inverted it so just the water was selected and darkened the brackish water to black. the mask protected the white egret and black feet. i had a little cleanup to do inside the egret around the eye and one of the toes, but nothing too difficult.