Springtime Hurry Up

Gallery: AvianPosted January 14, 2010182 views17 comments

It feels like spring is here today in FL and it feels good! I was going back on files and found this one from last spring. I am looking forward to shooting the breeding colors and plumage this coming spring. Great Egret in breeding colors and plumage. I wish I was aware of the high Iso that I could have easily lowered for this one but so much for practice on being aware of the techs.
Canon 40D 300 mm 2.8 L lens w/ 2x converter
ISO 800 f7@ 1/800 NR applied

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 14, 2010 at 2:25 PM

Beautiful, Cheryl. I really like the pose. Maybe a bit more room.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 14, 2010 at 4:16 PM

Beautiful Cheryl. I love that warm background. I agree there is a bit of noise in the large version due to the high ISO., but I think it is very acceptable.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 14, 2010 at 4:20 PM

Nice pose, nice details, background works in your favor. Composition feels tight to me. I'd like to have a bit more room left and right.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on January 14, 2010 at 4:30 PM

The background seems to really enhace this photograph well IMO. Lovely egret.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on January 14, 2010 at 6:51 PM

A bit more room all around would be ideal, but this is a very nicely exposed shot. The BG is stunning Cheryl.

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on January 14, 2010 at 8:42 PM

Nice posture and I really like the colorful background. The posted version seems a teeny bit soft, but larger looks tack sharp.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 15, 2010 at 12:05 AM

A little tight, but it gives a sense of intimacy. Nicely contrasting BG.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 15, 2010 at 1:02 AM

Glorious background colours and good job with exposure of the bird. An appealing pose too.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 15, 2010 at 8:00 AM

I love the colors here Cheryl. Nice pose too. I like the overall comp with bird and habitat. The noise is acceptable to me. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 15, 2010 at 9:24 AM

Wonderful colors, Cheryl. Color and sharpness both seem better to my eye in the larger image. The noise looks fine to me. I think I'd like to see a slightly looser crop. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Lajos Horvath on January 15, 2010 at 9:37 AM

Beautiful Cheryl! Perfectly exposed, very nice background. It's interesting to me, the sharpness seems really better on the larger photo. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on January 15, 2010 at 3:29 PM

Another beauty! Larger version seems much better to me.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 15, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Must agree with everyone else: large version of the image is great. I don't mind the tight comp. What I find especially interesting are the legs in amongst the tangle of branches that somehow resemble the legs. Strange. That plus the light makes the composition unusual. If there was more space around the bird perhaps the impact of the look of these branches would be lessened. I'm fine with it as posted.

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Comment posted by Craig Jones on January 16, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Beautiful bird captured really really well here,stunning colours and the BG sets the image off lovely,very nice Cheryl