Egret and Shrimp

Gallery: AvianPosted December 6, 201055 views9 comments

I took this quite awhile ago and had just gotten my zoom lens.The settings are a little wierd and I do know that I was playing with different settings and checking the histograph. Anyhow I liked this one and thought I would share.
Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Dan

Nikon D40x
Sigma 150-500 at 400mm
1/200
6.3
.33
ISO 400
CW
HH

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 6, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Interesting image. Love the shrimp. Are those antennae or some type of fishing line? I would prefer a little more room at the bottom for his feet.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 6, 2010 at 10:54 PM

Angela, Those are the long feelers/antennae.When you have been shrimping and go to de-head them you grab a bunch of the feelers,pull thrm up and the shrimp dangle at different heights .Then you just pop the heads off and they are ready to cook.

Unfortunatly there is no more room at the botom.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 7, 2010 at 8:22 AM

Very nice exposure of the white plumage and fine details Dan.
Well framed and a good POV, the shrimp entwined with the fishing line makes one take a second & third look :)
Well done

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 7, 2010 at 8:37 AM

Looks good to me, Dan. Sharp, well exposed and an interesting subject with that shrimp.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 7, 2010 at 8:53 AM

Dan, I like the feeding behavior and think the graphic lines added by the antennae of the shrimp are unique and interesting. Sharpness looks good.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 7, 2010 at 1:12 PM

Dan,

I like the pose, the shrimp in the bill and the nice view of the eye. I like how well the snowy egret stands out from the water color too.Sharpness looks good to me and the colors are very natural looking.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 8, 2010 at 6:51 AM

great exposure and detail and even better with the shrimp if that is what it is

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 8, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Dan,
like the detail, the exposure control and the comp. The shrimp is a bonus. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 8, 2010 at 11:34 PM

Great detail dan - love the feelers

cheers
Rob

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