Reddish Egret 3

Gallery: AvianPosted April 17, 2010140 views9 comments

Shot at Fort Desoto in March, same bird as the last similar pose but a bit earlier. Cropped to 4x5 aspect

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 EC14 Wimberley I, ISO400 1/1600 f4 0.0EV

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 17, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Nice subdued lighting on this and the water drop is nice. Strong composition too. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 17, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Very nice Bill. I like the low light and the bird's pose a lot. I like the comp you chose and the water drop coming off the beak. Hard to tell DOF from this size image, but f/4 might be a bit shallow for the entire bird, but I can't judge from this. Overall, very nice IMO.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 17, 2010 at 3:52 PM

Very nice image, Bill. I like the pose of the egret, the subtle tone of the background, the detail and the droplet falling from the beak. Well done!

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 17, 2010 at 7:06 PM

Hey I bet I have shots of this same guy!! Great sharpness and I love the falling water droplet

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

Comment posted by May Haga on April 17, 2010 at 9:01 PM

Beautiful capture. Love the muted colors and the composition.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 17, 2010 at 10:53 PM

I like your comp and the bit of water falling from the beak, I'm wondering if you could go just a little bit lighter overall on this shot.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 18, 2010 at 5:52 AM

Bill, fine detail in the feathers.
Great pose and head turn.
Like the subdued BG and the comp too - not a nit from me!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 18, 2010 at 7:35 AM

I like the modd in this shot a lot Bill! I also like the muted colors. comp and fine detail!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 19, 2010 at 7:56 AM

Nice one Bill - like the solid blocks of colour with the vertical patterning of the feathers

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments