Reddish Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted October 9, 2009229 views23 comments

Egretta rufescens

Taken on the dark side of a lagoon near the mangroves at a nearby county park on Ocotber 10th, 2008. As much I enjoyed watching the reddish egrets dance while hunting I also enjoyed watching them when they were still.

D200, HH, sitting in the lagoon, f6.3, 1/350, ISO 400, 80-400mm VR at 330mm with the lens just above the water, natural light, 52% of original image.

As always, I sincerely appreciate your comments & critiques, thank you for looking.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM

WOW! Abslutely wonderful shot Lia. Love everything about it.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on October 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM

Lia:
Wonderful Reddish Egret image. The dark background works so well, with the streak of green behind the bird and the distorted reflection of the bird in the foreground. That the reflection of the legs remain distinct through the distortion is a positive feature for me.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Backlund on October 9, 2009 at 9:57 PM

Magnificent! This is just perfect.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 9, 2009 at 10:01 PM

Very nice light and composition. Another peaceful image.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 9, 2009 at 10:07 PM

Love this Lia!
The image has stood up very well with the 48% crop, looks fantastic

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 9, 2009 at 10:47 PM

Really like the atmosphere this creates Lia

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on October 9, 2009 at 11:00 PM

Wow, nothing for me to say! Great comp, and the lighting is fantastic.

Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 9, 2009 at 11:22 PM

Gorgeous Lia. Terrific lighting, and the composition is just beautiful.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 9, 2009 at 11:56 PM

Beautiufl, Lia. I like the concentration evident in the bird. The low angle really paid off here.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 10, 2009 at 7:59 AM

Absolutely beautiful Lia, the entire image could not have been composed and finished better if you were doing it as a painting. I love the intense look of the egret and the calm water and BG. Very well done!

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 10, 2009 at 8:31 AM

One of the best reddish egret images I have seen. I love the pose and the setting. The distored reflection is perfect for this IMO. Nice low angle as usual. Well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Rogers on October 10, 2009 at 12:13 PM

Hello Lia.

Simply outstanding for me just love it.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 10, 2009 at 1:39 PM

I love the intensity of the stance. The colors are quite amazing. Beautiful.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM

I like this, Lia, and sure miss those Reddish Egrets down in your old stomping grounds, and the low-key lighting adds to the intimacy. I like the fact that you have framed a generous portion of the negative space below the bird. Might just be my perception, but the puddling and water motion right at the feet suggest it could use a hair of CCW rotation. Nicely cropped and very good as usual!

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on October 10, 2009 at 4:40 PM

Lia, this is just outstanding in every way. I hope you're finding enough birds to photograph out there in Utah!

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on October 10, 2009 at 5:26 PM

This is a keeper Lia. Many congrats

Registered on February 6, 2008, 321 Posts, 3035 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on October 10, 2009 at 11:36 PM

The low angle is what takes this image over the top for me Lia. Looks a bit tilted in the clockwise direction, but beautiful image regardless.

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on October 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM

I love watching them too. They are quite amusing! Well done Lia with a great reflection and good colors to the water. The feather detail is nice too

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 11, 2009 at 12:24 AM

It's easy to agree with everyone else about this image, Lia. Beautiful. I especially like the unusual colors and great detail. Also, it's fun to note that one leg seems wider than the other. I guess that it must be because the legs are flatter on one side than the other and the bird is standing splay footed.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 11, 2009 at 10:11 AM

My thanks for the comments & critiques thus far on this image.

Carol, I have not had much free time to edit the images I have taken so far in Utah because of work and other projects I am involved in, but I am finding many birds here to photograph and many are species I didn't see in FL or are in a different plumage phase than I saw there.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 11, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Just a tad of a tilt and this will be perfect. Love it. Sharon

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Comment posted by Cliff Forrest on December 6, 2009 at 12:19 AM

Ma,
These colours are fantastic together. It's really an eye-catching photo. The water is gorgeous.

-Cliff

Registered on March 3, 2009, 51 Posts, 78 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen on December 6, 2009 at 6:32 PM

Spectacular Mia...wow! I love the low angle and the calm water and of course the reddish egret.

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