Gallery: AvianPosted November 15, 2009115 views9 comments
Got this GWE as it flew along a canal.
D300 f/5.6 1/3200 300mm f4
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9 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 15, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Wayne, this is great. Very nice whites on this bird. The legs are visible enough and the dark BG makes the bird really pop. Very nice detail in the feathers. Nice flight shot.
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Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on November 15, 2009 at 4:54 PM
This is beautiful, Wayne!
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 15, 2009 at 7:26 PM
I like the flight pose you caught here Wayne with the head poking out between the wings. The whites look mostly good and I think the dark background works. A small nit would be the slight softness of the head but the wing looks good and that head would be a small focusing target. Perhaps more DOF would have helped - you had plenty of shutter speed to work with.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 15, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Wayne,
I think the darker background works very well with the Great Egret, I like the flight pose and how the wings are positioned which sown the wonderful texture the feathers create. The legs show details in them despite their darkness and the whites look nice too.
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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 15, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Love this photo. He almost appears to be trying to fly backward. The right wing is in better focus, so it may be motion that made the head soft rather than a DOF problem. Either way, excellent as is.
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Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on November 16, 2009 at 12:17 AM
I am amazed that you did not blow those whites out, against the dark bg, Wayne! I would have! Excellent feather detail, too!
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on November 16, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Wayne, "Ditto" with Ron Bielefeld's comments, Great Job!
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 16, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Excellent take off shot Wayne, boy these are tough exposures, the bird looks perfect here, the bg is always going to be a little dark to get the bird right. Well done Wayne
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Comment posted by Jo on November 19, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Stunning. Attention to detail - great colour. FAB!!!
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9 commentsI think the darker background works very well with the Great Egret, I like the flight pose and how the wings are positioned which sown the wonderful texture the feathers create. The legs show details in them despite their darkness and the whites look nice too.