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Fight

by Wayne Willison

Gallery: AvianPosted May 17, 201199 views13 comments
My previous post was off a faceoff between Snowy Egrets. This is one of the actual fights.

D3s 300x1.4 f/6.7 1/2000 Iso 1000

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 17, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Great action Wayne. Exposure looks good and both birds are sharp. The water flying, look at the one bird's face, and the "hairdoo" of the other all works for me. Nice.
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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 17, 2011 at 6:37 PM
Love it. !
Like the way it looks like the birds are spotlighted.
Nice size in the frame too.
JR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on May 17, 2011 at 7:06 PM
Lots of action going on here Wayne. Great shot.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 17, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Wayne, First, this image caught my attention right away. I opened the larger image and it Wowed me. The detail and action with the feet at each other is fantastic. Second, I was going to suggest a little off the right but the more I look at the image, and I have viewed it a few times, I like it the way you composed it.

Great catch.

Harry
Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Love this action Wayne, nice job on the exposure & details. The comp works for me - these two deserve center stage :)
It's a good POV with both heads clear to see..Like their proximity to each other and the way the legs are engaged in the tussle too..
Well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 17, 2011 at 10:15 PM
I love this! The legs and wings going every which way, and the spiky "hair" gives this a great feel for the fight. :toast:
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 17, 2011 at 11:57 PM
EXCELLENT!
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Wayne, love the action and the wing positions of the bird on the right. Sharpness on both birds looks good as does the light. As small as they are I think the trailing water droplets add a lot to this photo.
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Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Great light and I really like the interaction.Like the surrounding vegetation as well.
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Beautiful image, perfectly clear, great light, great background.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM
Wonderful timing to get this and a very nice job handling this difficult contrast between the dark background and the egrets. I really like the action, pose and seeing the water flying up on the larger version, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on May 18, 2011 at 8:02 PM
Wayne,
I love this inclusion of the habitat. Nice job on the whites considering the light looks a little harsh. I love the head feather flair on both birds and the feet going all over the place. Nice comp as well. Terrific Wayne. :toast:
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 18, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Really love the action in this Wayne. The green BG really helps this to pop off the page. :toast: :toast:
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