Nature Egret

dubloons · 01-04-2011, 12:52 PM

Sparkle · 01-04-2011, 02:15 PM

Beautiful photo, Lad.

**jbinpg** · 01-04-2011, 05:19 PM

Agree. Bird flying into frame so lots of space on the left is appropriate. Excellent.

smf · 01-05-2011, 05:09 AM

Here's more applause.

netuser · 01-05-2011, 06:21 AM

Love it

applejax · 01-05-2011, 07:47 AM

I like how the bird has room to fly into the frame, as already mentioned by jbinpg. I also like the odd positioning of the bird's body itself.

dubloons · 01-05-2011, 10:56 PM - **1 Like**

Thanks all.

hcc · 01-06-2011, 12:27 AM

Beautiful. I love the sharpness of the egret wings. Well done and thank you for sharing.

**Ash** · 01-06-2011, 05:21 AM

Would be absolutely stunning if there was a way to retain the detail of those blown highlights.
Great result.

newarts · 01-06-2011, 05:55 AM

Beautiful. Not only is the framing great, the bird's contrast jump & out of focus background gives a great sense of 3D.

Imagine the photo with the background in focus! Ug.

Rupert · 01-06-2011, 08:15 AM

What they said.....++
Best Regards!

Manel Brand · 01-06-2011, 10:49 AM

Well done; Ash is right as usual.

**jbinpg** · 01-06-2011, 12:27 PM

Shooting with a K-5 for the past couple of months, I have a hard time believing the highlights are blown since its sensor should be able to reproduce the given luminance with lots of headroom to spare. I think we are just seeing very white feathers. We would need to see the histogram to be sure.

dubloons · 01-06-2011, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by jbinpg

Shooting with a K-5 for the past couple of months, I have a hard time believing the highlights are blown since its sensor should be able to reproduce the given luminance with lots of headroom to spare. I think we are just seeing very white feathers. We would need to see the histogram to be sure.

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Here is the histogram. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It looks to me as though there may be very minimal blown highlights? If anyone has a moment to help me interpret it, I would appreciate it.

Thanks again for all your kind words and feedback.

maverickh · 01-07-2011, 07:55 AM

Great capture. Well done.

01-04-2011, 12:52 PM	#1
dubloons New Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 22	Egret Lens: Pentax DA 55-300MM Camera: K-5 Photo Location: Ashland Pond ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/2000s Aperture: F8

01-06-2011, 10:02 PM	#14
dubloons New Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 22 Original Poster	Originally posted by jbinpg Shooting with a K-5 for the past couple of months, I have a hard time believing the highlights are blown since its sensor should be able to reproduce the given luminance with lots of headroom to spare. I think we are just seeing very white feathers. We would need to see the histogram to be sure. Here is the histogram. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It looks to me as though there may be very minimal blown highlights? If anyone has a moment to help me interpret it, I would appreciate it. Thanks again for all your kind words and feedback.

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01-04-2011, 02:15 PM	#2
Sparkle Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,521	Beautiful photo, Lad.

01-04-2011, 05:19 PM	#3
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	Agree. Bird flying into frame so lots of space on the left is appropriate. Excellent.

01-05-2011, 05:09 AM	#4
smf Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midland, MI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,083	Here's more applause.

01-05-2011, 06:21 AM	#5
netuser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Azores Islands, Portugal Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,236	Love it

01-05-2011, 07:47 AM	#6
applejax Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Albums Posts: 271	I like how the bird has room to fly into the frame, as already mentioned by jbinpg. I also like the odd positioning of the bird's body itself.

01-05-2011, 10:56 PM - 1 Like	#7
dubloons New Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 22 Original Poster	Thanks all.

01-06-2011, 12:27 AM	#8
hcc Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,005	Beautiful. I love the sharpness of the egret wings. Well done and thank you for sharing.

01-06-2011, 05:21 AM	#9
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Would be absolutely stunning if there was a way to retain the detail of those blown highlights. Great result.

01-06-2011, 05:55 AM	#10
newarts Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ames, Iowa, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 2,965	Beautiful. Not only is the framing great, the bird's contrast jump & out of focus background gives a great sense of 3D. Imagine the photo with the background in focus! Ug.

01-06-2011, 08:15 AM	#11
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	What they said.....++ Best Regards!

01-06-2011, 10:49 AM	#12
Manel Brand Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Porto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 853	Well done; Ash is right as usual.

01-06-2011, 12:27 PM	#13
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	Shooting with a K-5 for the past couple of months, I have a hard time believing the highlights are blown since its sensor should be able to reproduce the given luminance with lots of headroom to spare. I think we are just seeing very white feathers. We would need to see the histogram to be sure.

01-07-2011, 07:55 AM	#15
maverickh Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: singapore Posts: 467	Great capture. Well done.