Snowy Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted June 28, 2011131 views13 comments

Sugar Land, TX March, 2011

D3 ISO 200. 300/2.8 with 2x tc. f6.3 1/1250s -1.0 ev. Handheld. Natural Light. About 40% FF. Taken in portrait. Cropped top and bottom.

The light fell just right on this snowy as he sat on a branch in an otherwise shaded creek. I love their yellow feet.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 28, 2011 at 8:54 PM

Love the lighting here Angela, a beauty!

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 28, 2011 at 9:08 PM

Nice light, detail is fabulous, and I like the v perch. Very well done. Sharon

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 28, 2011 at 9:10 PM

Real pretty Angela. Great environment, water and the perch and great dappled light. My only distraction is the bright spot near the chest plumage easily fixed. Great image.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 28, 2011 at 9:18 PM

Great lighting and wonderful handling of the whites

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on June 28, 2011 at 9:39 PM

This is one of my favorite types of BGs for a snowy. Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 29, 2011 at 12:48 AM

The Egret is beautifully set against the darker background and your exposure on the whites is spot on, and yes, the yellow feet balance nicely with the yellow eye and facial marking, very well done as always Angela :^)

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 29, 2011 at 1:41 AM

Very nice. I love the detail and color on the feet and legs.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on June 29, 2011 at 6:37 AM

Nice detail on the white feathers and nice BG. I like these egrets a lot my self.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 29, 2011 at 8:26 AM

This is very nice Angela, I especially like the soft filtered light that falls across the bird here.
Stands out well against the shaded dark BG..even like the light across the water bottom too

I would consider removing that light patch in front of the bird, or at least selectively darkening it?
Well done

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 29, 2011 at 11:33 AM

A very strong image Angela. Really like the effect of the light on the well-exposed egret and the background sets a nice mood. The lighter area just in front of the bird doesn't bother me - certainly not enough to manipulate the image to get rid of it.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 29, 2011 at 10:18 PM

Absolutely gorgeous, Angela. The light on the heron is wonderful and the shadowed bg with the hint of wave tossed waters at the bottom give this a great feel. One of your best, and you've been posting some wonderful images.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 30, 2011 at 1:54 AM

I love the light and the setting, this is really a beauty Angela.

Ray

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 30, 2011 at 1:58 PM

Wonderful contrast and nice detail on the larger image, nice job in getting this difficult shot, way to go.

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