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Shortly before sunset, huge numbers of white ibis flock to trees like this to

roost. This area is on the fringe of the eastern part of Florida's Everglades.

Thanks for viewing and providing constructive comments.

Hi Michael,

A beautiful scene from Nature.

A nice presentation my friend.

Best Regards, Mike

Hi Michael

What a wonderful, calm soothing scene this is.  I really like the sky and the reflection on the water

Nice work Michael :)

Warm regards

Jacqueline

Michael,  Nice image.  I have been wanting to get to the Everglades, but we don't venture down to Florida often.  This looks like quite a spectacle.  I wish it were possible to get a closer up view of these birds.  Maybe a companion photo showing one or a few birds up close would help.  Nicely done.  Larry

I like the colours and the overall mood of the scene, the evening atmosphere provides a tranquil roost for the birds and I can imagine the sounds as I look at this image.

I just wonder if the light was low and consequently the shutter speed slow causing some blur either from hand movement or perhaps the trees stirring in the breeze.  I can't tell exactly as you have not provided the settings. 

All that being said, I still think it is a a very aesthetically pleasing image allowing a painterly kind of look which I like.  And I would rate it 5 

However ratings have little meaning unless accompanied by an explanation and therefore I wouldn't take very low ratings to heart. 

Very well done! 

Best Regards 

Alf 

Here's the EXIF data on this image:

Tamron 18-270, set at 20 mm

ISO 800

f3.5

1/125 sec.

Obviously the low shutter speed is responsible for whatever blur you've seen.

You have done the right thing and upped the ISO to 800 and in all fairness the 1 / 125 second isn't really that slow.

So maybe it isn't blurred, but the vagueness of the edges could be something caused in processing.  I have noticed that in Adoble Lightroom for instance if I try to reclaim detail from shadows, it can have a similar effect.  Or another reason could be using the likes of HDR effects in PS.

Maybe compare the original RAW file with the fully processed image and retrace your work flow? 

Just some Ideas.

Best Regards 

Alf