Fluffy White Morph

Gallery: AvianPosted March 27, 2011148 views19 comments

Ft DeSoto has a pair of reddish egrets one of them the white morph and she is so pretty right now. I finally splurged and got my MIII!I'm so happy with it and this is my first image to show. I only wished I was crouched at a lower angle but she kinda surprised me and I wasn't ready.
Canon 1D MIII
300 mm 2.8 L lens
ISO 320 f5.6 @ 1/4000 HH
cropped to vertical

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 27, 2011 at 11:18 AM

Congrats on the new camera and a fabulous image! Perfect exposure and the fluff is wonderful! I've never seen one like this. Well done! Sharon

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 27, 2011 at 12:56 PM

Very cool pose, Cheryl ! Exceptional exposure on whites

Mauro

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 27, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Really nice Cheryl. Love the ruffled look and your great exposure. The light cream plummage looks pretty much spot on. The only thing I might do is add just a bit more to the right side, but that is a personal choice. Love it as posted.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 27, 2011 at 2:33 PM

lovely image. Angle of shot looks fine to me. Excellent detail and exposure.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 27, 2011 at 3:23 PM

wonderful pose, Cheryl! colors and exposure look great, and although I agree that a lower angle would have been great, I do like how you can see the shallow water at the feet from this angle. enjoy the new camera!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 27, 2011 at 6:26 PM

You nailed the exposure Cheryl, not easy with all that white plumage..
Very nice detail and natural colors with the puffed-up feathers a real big plus here

Glad to see you finally got your M3

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 27, 2011 at 6:29 PM

I love these reddish egrets. So finely put together. I guess you're having fun with the new cam, it shows with this wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 27, 2011 at 8:18 PM

I love that fluffed up look, Cheryl. Very nice job with the exposure, the whites look really good. Hope you enjoy your new camera.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on March 27, 2011 at 9:00 PM

Congratulations on the new Camera! The POV is great and the exposure and detail are super here. Great image!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 27, 2011 at 11:38 PM

Love the feathers! Very nice image!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 28, 2011 at 2:36 AM

Very nice indeed, especially the ruffled plumage and detail in the whites.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 28, 2011 at 7:35 AM

Great detail in the ruffled plumage Cheryl

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by richard remington on March 28, 2011 at 7:44 AM

Cheryl,

That is magnificent! I love the clumped white feathers and frazzled look to the bird. Nice job on a tough exposure.

Rick

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 28, 2011 at 8:10 AM

Great shot and excellent whites
Enjoy the camera

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on March 28, 2011 at 2:19 PM

A beautiful photograph. Great detail in the white feathers and I love the ruffled look.

Ron Huff

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 28, 2011 at 3:02 PM

Beautiful image Cheryl. Excellent detaill in the whites.
May

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 28, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Sweet

Catching a Reddish coming into breeding color is nice, but a white morph, very cool.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 28, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Great "fluff" Cheryl ! I didn't see the white morph when I was there a few weeks ago.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 29, 2011 at 8:16 AM

What a strikingly beautiful image Cheryl! :^)

Funnily enough, just the other day I was looking through your website and marveling at all your wonderful photos of Egrets. I was thoroughly enjoying myself when suddenly my internet connection went down, as unfortunately happens all too often ;^. I must confess to having forgotten to visit your site again until this pretty lady caught my eye, which serves as a perfect reminder, so thanks for that as well as this ;^)

Very much looking forward to seeing all the images you've posted up in your galleries, no matter how long it takes, and whatever else you'll capture with your new MKIII in days, weeks and months to come :^)

All the best :^)

Ashley

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