Bye-Bye, Little Guy

[Chris Calohan]

Snowy Egret and an Unfortunate Minnow

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Beautiful portrait (of the Egret; the minnow probably doesn't like it as much).

The detail in the feathers is gorgeous.

[Chris Calohan]

Beautiful portrait (of the Egret; the minnow probably doesn't like it as much).

The detail in the feathers is gorgeous.

Shooting Snowy or Great egrets in sunlight is horribly difficult and when I first got my D500, the contrast was almost overbearing - details in feathers all but impossible. However, some research gave me some options to try and I eventually tuned in the camera to produce optimum detail with hardly any overt contrast. That which I cannot get in the camera is gotten through some bight light selections in PS.

[Tony Jay]

Yes, it is a good shot and the microdetail is excellent.
Is it a state secret or would an explanation of your exposure decisions be in order?

Tony Jay

[thierrylegros396]

Yes, it is a good shot and the microdetail is excellent.
Is it a state secret or would an explanation of your exposure decisions be in order?

Tony Jay

+1, please.

Thierry

[Bob_B]

Chris, your bird photos set a very high bar. Have you thought about consolidating them into a book?

[Chris Calohan]

Chris, your bird photos set a very high bar. Have you thought about consolidating them into a book?

Thanks for the Kudos; I am in the process of getting ready for a major, one man show in the fall but when that is finished, I have a book in mind for my birding images.