Egrets, Herons and Ibis at the Rookery in Dallas, TX

[terrib]

As I stated in THIS THREAD a few days ago, I was able to spend a couple hours at a new site for me. It was mid day so lighting was tricky at times but I'm pretty happy with these shots.

#1 Black Crowned Night Heron



#2 Great Egret. I know it's a lot of branches but I kinda liked how they frame it's head.



#3 Great Egret. I like the pose and flare of the feathers.



#4 White Ibis.



#5 Great Egret.

[kaneohebud]

Terri:
Excellent work all around. Great feather detail, great definition around the eyes, great exposure on the white egrets/ibis to avoid blown highlights. Taking these at midday was a difficult task you handled well. You are becoming quite a birder. Congratulations!

[nimitzbenedicto]

Wow Terri........superb shots!

Despite all those distractions, you made those birds stand out. Great technique.

Again very pleasing shots from your wildlife portfolio.

Thanks

[Otavio]

I'm pretty happy with these shots. [/IMG]

...And so you should be! Very nice series, Terri! All good, specially #1 for me. Maybe the exposure on #5 could be lowered a little, but still very good the way it is! Thanks for sharing these beautiful shots!

[Brownbear]

Fabulous photos!

[terrib]

Thank you everyone for all the positive comments. It is encouraging!

Otavio, I did struggle with the exposure on #5 so I understand what you are saying but ultimately decided I liked the brightness of it. I was actually more worried about whether I should have brought the dark trees up a bit locally.