Cattle Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted September 6, 2010409 views18 comments

From truck window with bean bag. Alot brighter light than I normally shoot in.

Date/Time: April 29 @ 4:56pm
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used NEVER
Focal Length 850 mm ( NIKON 500 VR + NIKON TC17EII)
Exposure Time 1/1250 sec
Aperture f/6.7
ISO Equivalent 200
Exposure Bias -1
White Balance DIRECT SUNLIGHT
Metering Mode matrix
RAW
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 6, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Ronnie,
I love this image, beautiful composed with great pose and background.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on September 6, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Very nice pose and composition. The back ground sets it off nicely.

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

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 6, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Wonderful pose, details, & POV Ron, it's an outstanding image with great light/colors..
Technically very well done and aesthetically pleasing..A work of art :)
I might suggest using the color replacement tool down low on its belly to remove the green I see there? Just a thought.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 6, 2010 at 12:06 PM

Looks like that bright sun was your friend here, Ronnie. Love the open bill. Techs are great.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 6, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Another fine image. The light looks good to me and you've handled it with your usual skill.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on September 6, 2010 at 12:46 PM

Good pose with an excellent background. Very nice. Ron

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 6, 2010 at 12:56 PM

I like the image and then intense stair. The colors and light are great. I might consider cropping down from the top just a bit. Maybe almost to the bottom of the blue in the ULC.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 6, 2010 at 2:26 PM

A splendid shot Ronnie. Love the comp, light, BG, detail, sharpness, and beak open pose. Really fine IQ.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 6, 2010 at 4:23 PM

Superb capture, Ronnie

Great pose, perfect exposure and super choice of DOF !!!
Cgeers
Mauro

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

Comment posted by David Schoen on September 6, 2010 at 4:53 PM

This is one mighty fine photo graph.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 6, 2010 at 6:29 PM

Beautiful details, exp and colors! Your photos never fail to please! Sharon

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 6, 2010 at 7:57 PM

Don't know what to say that hasn't already been said so....I'll just say well done again Ronnie. Beautiful!!

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on September 7, 2010 at 12:39 AM

Beautiful pose and BG.

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 7, 2010 at 4:11 AM

Awesome pose and lighting Ronnie. Love this cranky looking beastie!

Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 7, 2010 at 8:10 AM

Love the richness of colour and light in your shots Ronnie

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 7, 2010 at 5:02 PM

Inteersting pose, excellent techs.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 7, 2010 at 9:06 PM

There just nothing to nit here Ronnie. To my eye this is superb - one of my very favorites of yours and that's some huge competition. Simply excellent!

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

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 7, 2010 at 9:37 PM

These birds aren't too popular in my parts so it's a joy to see beautiful pictures of them and this is no exception. I particularly love how the feet are clutching the perch.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments