White Ibis

[fslshooter]

EXIF is embedded.

#1
http://www.jerryhalephotography.com//potn/060206_142655_1.jpg

#2
http://www.jerryhalephotography.com//potn/060206_154725_1.jpg

Thanks for looking -- C&C always welcome.

[ngannet]

Wow..those are great! I love the second one. Nice exposure and I love the water dripping off the bill. Awesome bird.

[fslshooter]

Thanks nganett. I saw several ibis on my walk yesterday but these were the only two who gave me a decent shot.

[sam walker]

nice to see in breeding plumage. The few that stray up here in spring are always brown.
Sam

[dancinec]

Great shots, and the exposure is perfect, difficult on those white birds.

[fslshooter]

Thanks Sam and Dennis -

On bright sunny days, their white is brilliant. I shot these in manual mode -- something fairly new to me. In the pase I shot baseball in AV mode but this season I plan to use manual more -- especially on bright, cloudless days. White uniforms are also difficult to deal with -- white ibis and egrets make for good practice ;) .

[JonathanSQ]

Nice one - both this and the 'Drying Their Wings' topic :D
I think #1 is better though the water on the bill of the Ibis in
picture #2 makes it hard to pick which one is better. Both are great :D

OH and for AV mode and bright whites - not sure how it works on your 1D
but you could set it to automatically under-expose by say bout 1/3rd a stop.
I pretty much leave my 350D set like that in TV mode. Works wonders :D

[Mitcon]

Wow, I love this shot, some slightly warm spots but whites can be hard and it looks like you had pretty harsh light. The sharpness and detail are good though and I love the reflection in the water of the bird and beautiful blue sky. Very nice.

[KaplanMultimedia]

These are amazing looking birds. Great job! :D