akaruiphoto
egret
Posted by akarui (Kagoshima, Japan) on 20 April 2008 in Animal & Insect.
Thank you very much for all your comments.
You can see the same picture in bigger size and better resolution on my new blog.
tilala from bordeaux, France
Ces jeux de reflets, de N&B, la compo et cet oiseau au bec si pointu et à l'oeil vif... Quelle belle image !
20 Apr 2008 9:33am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Great detail. Reminds me of a Japanese scroll painting. Very nice.
20 Apr 2008 9:52am
Florence from Paris, France
Cadrage nickel, magnifiqua attitude chasseresse et le noir et blanc est parfait. Bravo Olivier.
20 Apr 2008 10:39am
Marie-Hélène from Morocco
Bonjour >Olivier ! C'est une très belle photo de cette grande aigrette ou héron blanc entre les ombres au-dessus et en dessous !
20 Apr 2008 11:28am
Suzanne Labbé from Granby, Canada
Wow. Fantastique. Les jeux d'ombres et de reflets...
20 Apr 2008 12:43pm
pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal
i like it in black and white , about the framing i prefer a lower view bending a knee i don't know if that was possible.
20 Apr 2008 2:20pm
Scotfot from Kabul, Afghanistan
Excellent picture, so sharp and well exposed, sorry, I can't see anything to be critical about!
20 Apr 2008 3:41pm
drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Nice shot. the b&w conversion really shows off the line of the birds neck, its reflection and the interaction with the rocks, which to me are the best parts of the image.
The birds feathers are over exposed though, meaning you have missed out on what could have been a wonderful texture. If you were shooting RAW you might be able to rescue some of that detail with a different conversion. or in future you could try using -ve exposure compensation or using a spot meter on the highlights to set your metering...
Dan
20 Apr 2008 3:55pm
@drphoto: Thank you so much for your long comment drphoto. I really appreciate. You are right, parts of the feathers are overexposed on the original even if it was an overcast day. I will try to do better next time...
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Magnifiques jeux d'ombres et de reflets. J'aime beaucoup la composition et le contraste. Bravo Olivier!
20 Apr 2008 8:17pm
Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan
Love the contrast between the smooth detail underwater and sharpness above.
20 Apr 2008 10:33pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Usually, I would notice what drphoto and yourself have been discussing but I was so struck by the overall charm of this shot, I missed the technical issues! I like what you have done here.
21 Apr 2008 6:24pm
Henry from Boston, United States
The is an artful photo. There are many things going right in this shot and the choice of black and white was perfect. It is odd for me to see a photo and then think of a proper physical size for it, but with this one I think BIG! Great, great job here!
22 Apr 2008 12:06pm
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Fantastic to post this in black and white. Especially since the bird is white and the shadow appears like a dark alter-ego (or alter-egret).
12 May 2008 2:11am
Canon PowerShot G9
1/200 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
26 mm