Walter Naumann  


Egret by Walter Naumann

April 2021 - Egret

April 2021 - Walter Naumann

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About the Image(s)

Taken 2019 01/23 09:14 University of California Santa Barbara lagoon.
The background is a reflection of a sun lit wall.
Canon EOS 5DSR Camera with Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6 SL IS USM lens. 400mm, 1/750 sec, f/8, ISO 400. Hand held.
Lightroom Develop Basic sliders.


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7 comments posted




 
Flipping the direction and changing the orientation to a landscape allows the viewer to appreciate the posture and reflection of this bird.   Posted: 04/10/2021 20:26:46



Terry Campanella   Terry Campanella
Walter, what an AMAZING image. The colors and patterns in the water are exquisite. My only suggestion would be adding a very slight vignette.   Posted: 04/11/2021 15:50:52



Bud Ralston   Bud Ralston
(Group 67)
Nice photo, Walter. The colors are really nice and a great contrast to the Egret. I am not sure if it is my eyes or the photo that is slightly out of focus because there is no feather detail in the bird. That's usually a bi-product of noise reduction in LR. Still, a great capture.   Posted: 04/15/2021 11:48:02
Walter Naumann   Walter Naumann
Thanks for the suggestion.

In use lightroom noise reduction that is good at not removing detail. Perhaps the light from the camera direction minimized detail.   Posted: 04/15/2021 13:02:04



Dr V G Mohanan Nair   Dr V G Mohanan Nair
Another nice image of Egret. I liked the posture of the bird. Flipping and cropping look good to me. The surrounding is a little bright. What about buring it down? I miss the normal sharpness of your images here.   Posted: 04/20/2021 13:32:50



Bogdan Bricelj   Bogdan Bricelj
I like the egret on golden water. I agree with Mohanan to burn it a little bit.

The image is indeed a little bit soft. If that's due to noise rejection sw, I suggest to select just water to remove noise. Otherwise sharpen at least the eye and the beak.   Posted: 04/23/2021 14:22:41



Joan Funk   Joan Funk
Good crop and rotate. Lovely reflection, though I would lower the saturation a bit, and raise the highlights to make the bird whiter and stand out more amidst the reflection. Also the texture slider in LR might give you more feather detail, along with Topaz Sharpen AI or NIK Color EFEX Detail Extractor.   Posted: 04/27/2021 06:39:09