CattleEgret

Gallery: AvianPosted May 10, 2012370 views18 comments

Rookery. Lake Livingston, TX May 2012

D4 ISO 1000. 500/4. f11 1/4000s -0.3ev. From a boat. Camera propped on a "transom saver" that secures our boat engine because I left my monopod and tripod in the car.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 10, 2012 at 8:55 PM

Wonderful shot Angela, clear as a bell. Excellent exposure and detail of those white feathers, nice work.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 10, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Nice stern pose with a sharp look in the eye and the branch leads you to the bird nicely. Feather on the end of the beak is bonus.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 10, 2012 at 11:45 PM

Looks good - nice technicals; good exposure; good composition.

I would assume this one was a lot easier to compress with such a uniform sky background.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on May 11, 2012 at 3:52 AM

Looks like the D4 is working well, great exposure and detail. Really like the shot.

Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 11, 2012 at 7:11 AM

Really nice details and great open shot of this egret. Wonderful head turn and comp. Nice use of the transom saver, too! (I'll have to remember that...we usually leave ours in the truck!) Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 11, 2012 at 2:30 PM

Angela you have worked wonders with the exposure ,colour and detail are super.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on May 11, 2012 at 2:56 PM

The whites are stunning as an overall quality, congrats, love your work........

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on May 11, 2012 at 3:06 PM

Hello ANGELA

Tack Sharp, Love the Feather in the beak, Very well exposed , with those difficult whites,

What is Time of Exposure ? Crop ? You appear to have Tons of room for ISO & shutter speed adjustments? But the D4 has held up Very well Showing off this Fine Image !!

TFS

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 11, 2012 at 3:20 PM

Although the sky was blue behind the bird, the East sky was full of dark clouds. This just happened the moment yjat sun came along in an otherwise cloudy day. Taken at 9am or so. I am very comfortable with the D4 at 1600 ISO.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 11, 2012 at 3:36 PM

I meant I can use 1600 comfortably as a baseline and go up from there.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on May 11, 2012 at 5:21 PM

Good one, Angela. Well framed and nice breeding colors.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on May 11, 2012 at 10:53 PM

What a nice capture of this Egret!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 12, 2012 at 12:57 AM

A real winner, Angela. As pretty a shot of this species as I have seen. And outstanding work on the whites, suggesting their brilliance while keeping detail. Excellent!

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 12, 2012 at 1:37 AM

Beautiful shot you have here Angela! Perfect whites, love the pose and the head turn.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 12, 2012 at 7:46 AM

Love everything about this shot Angela. Well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Rose on May 12, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Very nicely done!

Registered on March 13, 2011, 58 Posts, 122 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 13, 2012 at 12:08 AM

perfect exposure and detail. Great pose and love the breeding colours.
Excellent, tripod or not!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on May 13, 2012 at 1:55 PM

This is the most beautiful Cattle Egret I have ever seen - very well done.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments