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by Peter J. Morrissey

Gallery: AvianPosted September 15, 2011115 views5 comments
Saturday was a day for the Great Egrets. With the Connecticut River up and the Ospreys flying south the Egrets took over the marsh. This photo is cropped by 20%.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.1
Shooting Date/Time 09/10/11 09:41:08
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2500
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality Fine
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
AF area select mode Zone AF
Picture Style Standard
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 0:Off
High ISO speed noise reduction 0:Standard
Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
Auto Lighting Optimizer 3:Disable
Peripheral illumination correction Enable
File Size 6159KB
Dust Delete Data No
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting

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Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 15, 2011 at 3:25 PM
nicely captured. I like the look of the egret against the cloudy blue sky.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Holguin on September 15, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Great shot. I like the clouds behind it instead of just the blue sky. Exposed very well and great flight pose. Well done.
Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Frye on September 15, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Good showing on the whites -- with a nice background
Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments
Comment posted by Ryan Marshik on September 15, 2011 at 9:51 PM
I enjoy the simplicity of this one.
B&W?

Registered on February 1, 2011, 10 Posts, 103 Comments
Comment posted by Venugopal Thantry on September 16, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Placement of bird between two shades of cloud is very very impressive. TFS :toast:
Registered on May 12, 2011, 33 Posts, 144 Comments