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Great egret-small catch
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Great egret-small catch

by John Tobias

Gallery: AvianPosted November 3, 2011108 views2 comments
Took this a couple of years ago, it was my first close encounter with a great egret in the wild. Lucky for me it was a willing subject for close to 30 minutes.

Canon XTi
1/250 @ f-14, ISO 400 -0.3 adj.
Sigma 135-400mm lens @ 400mm
tripod

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 3, 2011 at 6:53 PM
John, always nice to get them with prey. I agree with William about your aperture. Something like f/8 or 7.1 would have softened the background and also given you more shutter speed to deal with the apparent motion blur of the bill and fish.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 4, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Well composed frame John, good control of the whites as well.
Great habitat and the small fish-n-beak adds nicely here :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments