Great Egret at Sunrise

Gallery: AvianPosted May 24, 2010279 views22 comments

Great Egret in moss draped cypress tree.
Full Frame

Model NIKON D200
Flash Used No
Focal Length 700 mm (500mm f/4g VRII + Nikon TC14EII)
Exposure Time 1/160 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 280
Exposure Bias -1/3
White Balance - Daylight (Manual)
Metering Mode matrix (5)
Raw
Exposure Program aperture priority (3)

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 24, 2010 at 2:33 AM

Beautiful - love the habitat here!

This image would also be great with a tighter crop around the egret, if possible...

Fine detail, good whites, nice pose and breeding plumage!

Sandy r

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

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on May 24, 2010 at 2:44 AM

How beautiful! I like it very much, Ronnie.

Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on May 24, 2010 at 6:20 AM

Sweet shot, Ronnie. You don't get that kind of light every day.

The fresh greens on the cypress are a nice touch.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on May 24, 2010 at 7:41 AM

Like Rich said: Wowza!

The light on the Egret is beautiful and the composition is excellent! Wonderful work.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on May 24, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Love the dramatic light, pose and setting Ronnie.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by dan elster on May 24, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Stunning. Would make a fantastic print...I also wouldn't crop at all.

Registered on September 23, 2005, 299 Posts, 2443 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 24, 2010 at 12:21 PM

Excellent habitat shot and lighting to this. The contrast really brings you into the bird. Well seen.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 24, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Gorgeous light. Your exposure looks great. The composition feels pretty centered. Did you take any horizontals of this as well?

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 24, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Excellent subject, I love the artistic presentation as is.

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

Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 24, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Very beautiful. The light is wonderful and I too like the comp!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Gorgeous light, Ronnie.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 24, 2010 at 3:29 PM

Wow, gorgeous lighting in this shot Ronnie

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

Comment posted by Richard Peters on May 24, 2010 at 3:51 PM

Beautiful image, I can almost feel the warmth of the setting sun. My eye is drawn a little to the out of focus brown thing to the right though.

Registered on December 22, 2005, 28 Posts, 126 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on May 24, 2010 at 6:17 PM

The conjunction of setting, lighting, and pose produced a wonderful image.

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

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 24, 2010 at 7:27 PM

Great environment and mating pose

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

Comment posted by mark cillo on May 24, 2010 at 9:32 PM

Beautiful warm light and great pose

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on May 24, 2010 at 9:51 PM

Beautifully designed image in camera. I love the lighting and display.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 25, 2010 at 6:35 AM

The lighting and moody setting are wonderful here Ronnie.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 25, 2010 at 5:44 PM

The verdent quality and white spray make a glorious image Ronnie.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Jude Haase on May 25, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Very nice color here Big Buddy!! Love the deep greens from Spring here!

Registered on April 3, 2006, 236 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on May 25, 2010 at 10:49 PM

Everything looks great here!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Dottie Short on May 26, 2010 at 12:27 PM

This is magical. I like it just the way it is. The subject is so powerful that I don't notice the space at the top of the image. I think the surroundings compliment the image. How can I move my photography toward this level?

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments