Ibises at Sunset

[julsoph]

And the opposite extreme...here's a sunset with a couple ibises flying through...

Emily

[Loupey]

My kind of photo - sometimes farther away is better.

Curious if you have any with the birds in an area of no clouds? The top Ibis seems just a tad too low with the clouds intersecting it, if you know what I mean. It would look much stronger if it were in that blank part of the sky.

[julsoph]

Hey Loupey...thanks for your thoughts on this. This is the only one I have of this type...the others are all less silhouetted against the sky. I snapped this one quick as we were leaving the park (Animal Kingdom). But I do see what you're saying about the top ibis.

Thanks again!
Emily

[SmartWombat]

I like the positioning of the birds, almost on the right 1/3 and near 1/3 up and down.

You have a dust bunny in there too
The scourge of the digital SLR even if you don't change lenses very often.
Easy to clone out, but a pain if you have to do it in every image.

[julsoph]

Thanks SmartWombat...I hadn't noticed that spot myself...definitely something to clone out!

Emily

[Tuna]

Beautiful capture, Emily. Works mainly due to the crop/composition and the recognizability of the silhouettes.

Tuna

[julsoph]

Thanks Tuna!

Emily

[Speed]

And the opposite extreme...here's a sunset with a couple ibises flying through...

Emily

Beautiful catch Emily! I love the colors and I love the birds being silhouetted like they are. You should post this one in the Nature and Wildlife Forum as well. The birders should like this one.

[Chunk]

How elegant. Good placement of the birds.

[julsoph]

Speed & Chunk, thank you both!

Speed, I'll do that...I have a couple other bird shots that they might like.

Emily