On an overcast day this past week I was able to get some bird shots that featured reflections:
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This Cattle Egret has an almost identical replica of itself right beneath its feet. The somewhat dark, overcast morning allowed for some vivid reflections. It did mean however that I had to raise my ISO and lower my shutter speed to attempt to get the photo I was after. This bird paused for a moment, so I was able to get the shot. I have plenty of other shots that will be headed straight to the trash bin. As far as editing, I stuck some pretty basic moves, I cropped the photo, increased the temperature rating in Camera Raw to warm it up a bit, and sharpened it. Here is the original:
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I think the edits make for a more compelling photo, what do you think? Feel free to comment below.
Cheers!
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I love the photo and think your edits were right on. Great job.
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Thanks very much!
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Beautiful take on, Amy! The reflections are incredibly beautifuly. 🙂
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Thanks Amy!
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Stunning reflections, Amy. Yes, your edits are great. 🙂
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Thanks!
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beautiful capture, the edit brought it more to life-love it
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Thanks, I’m glad you like the edit.
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Excellent capture, and I thought it was a great job post-processing it, drawing our eyes more to both the bird and its reflection. The real bird is looking down at it’s reflection, but for some reason its reflection doesn’t seem to be looking right at it. That’s what I see 😀
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Thanks for your comment Mabel 🙂
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Fantastic as always and the reflection is amazing.
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Thanks, it is great when everything comes together and I get a good reflection photo.
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Nice photo, the original is good but the edits make the shot crisper and more focused. Where did you take the photo? and how did you get so close? Have a great day.
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That was taken at the St. Louis Zoo. There is an outdoor bird display that is an original structure from the 1904 World’s Fair that was held here:http://www.stlzoo.org/visit/thingstoseeanddo/historichill/1904flightcage/
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Water so still for that flawless reflection. Good for you!
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That’s just what was working that morning, so that is what I went with 🙂
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Wow! This is one amazing shot of the Cattle egret and its reflection Amy! I find them adorable! I love what you did with the photo. It’s gorgeous. 😀
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Thanks so much and hope all is well with you 🙂
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You’re very welcome and no complaints here Amy, thanks for asking. How are you? 😀
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It’s back to school time, so a busy but exciting time of year in this house 🙂
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Oh, I remember those times – too long ago for me though. LOL! Have fun and enjoy. 😀
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I’m trying 🙂
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Excellent shot and editing. Goes well with the challenge too!
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Thanks very much!
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Excellent bird reflection
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Thank you, it was a good day for that kind of shot.
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Lovely capture – love the reflections of the egret in the water. Definitely prefer the edited version, feels a bit ‘lighter’:)
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Thanks, I think the tweaks that I did definitely helped.
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Beautiful reflection photo
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Thank you!
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