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Description
While visiting my favorite NWR (Chincoteague, VA) these unlikely fishing partners posed for me. They seemed to get along just fine.
Specific Feedback
This seems a bit flat to me, but I think it is to do with all of the more drab color palette. What do you think? I have used saturation, vibrance, contrast, etc., and to me the scene is kind of drab.
Technical Details
Canon R5, Sigma 150-600mm at 324mm, HH, f6.3, 1/3200, ISO (auto) 800. Edited in LR, slight crop and adjustments to get the colors to look a touch better.
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A nice environmental look at the pair. I think the crossed bills adds interest. While the colors don’t pop, I think you’ve probably captured what the scene looked like. I like the reflected greenery.
Thank you, Allen. Now that I think about it a few weeks out, I believe it is very close to what the scene looked like. Yes, I liked that their bills crossed in this image. I had quite a few where they were more separated coming towards each other, but this one I liked the best because of that.
I went out today to take a few shots and I noticed a drab all over. I think it’s just the time of year. Things are starting to die off. The heat we have all had has not helped.
The cross bills do make the shot. Uptown on the Rt. and Downtown on the Lt.
You could crop more and bring them closer and still have a great shot. Thanks
Wonderful capture, at just the right moment in a very pleasing environment!! It looks like you might pull up a little more color with vibrance, of maybe just a tad of saturation, but not a big deal.
And good to see you back out with the camera – or the camera having a chance to be back out with you – whatever!
Thank you, @SkipsPics and @Diane_Miller this was taken about 3 weeks ago. I just hadn’t taken the time to edit the photos. I have another shot of another White Ibis in the marsh grasses cleaning himself that I like right well.
Very nice wader combo shot, Whites are handled very well. I would try a tighter crop, although the bright whites of the subjects makes them stand out well in the original version. Well done…Jim
Hi Shirley, what a cool catch. I love the pose and positioning of both birds. Flat looks is probably what it was at the time. I might try playing around with the white balance to warm things up a little, but not by much.
Hi Shirley, I like the crossed bills too and the “drab” color palette just tells the story for me. Love the reflections. I could see another version as Jim suggests with a tighter crop. Well seen and taken.
Very cool scene, Shirley. That is one dirty Ibis-I’d love to see it bathing later! I think the drab is what it is in this image. It looks like the tide was out a bit and everything was a bit muddy.
A pretty regular scene in the marshlands with both a Snowy and a Juvenile White Ibis. I leveled out your horizon then isolated both birds and their reflections (inverted the selection and saved the selection) so I could work first on the BG to both brighten it and darken so the two birds would stand out. Next, I selected by color range the water and did a color balance +6, +12, +6 to give the greens a chance to provide a contrast to the whites and browns in the two birds. Lastly, I loaded the saved selection of the two birds and their reflections and gave them an exposure boost but masking with a black brush at varying opacities to balance the lights and darks.
Keep bringing on these bird shots. I love them!
Wow, Chris, thank you. I like what you did. Not sure I understood everything because I don’t us PS like I should, usually use LR for about everything. You sure improved the shot. I don’t get to go shoot the birds often, but I sure enjoy it when I do.
