Supper for an Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted July 11, 2013163 views13 comments

This snow egret was playing in the edge of the surf in Emerald Isle, NC. I was just before sunset, so the light was excellent - we don't normally see them on a populated beach. He found a snack & played with it for about a minute before swallowing it. Don't know if he was showing me what he could do, or just having fun.

The sky was bright blue & is reflected significantly in the water.

Canon 5DIII, 70-200 2.8 II w/2x extender. Shot at 400mm. 1/1000 sec, f5.6, ISO 400.

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Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 11, 2013 at 3:33 PM

Sweet lighting and great to get the fish in the beak, contrast looks a touch high to me.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 11, 2013 at 4:09 PM

Wonderful light and perfect details.

Congrats
D&L

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on July 11, 2013 at 8:01 PM

Pretty good image! Nice colors, bg.
I wish there was a little bit more space to the right.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 11, 2013 at 10:22 PM

Gorgeous light and angle, Wick. Excellent detailin both the Egret and the fish.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 12, 2013 at 12:29 AM

Nice capture, good light, nice snack. I also like the setting and water BG. I also think it looks like it has a bit to much contrast.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 12, 2013 at 5:48 AM

Wick,

What a fabulous capture of the moment

On my monitor I feel it needs a little lightening, and perhaps some NR on the upper background,

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Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on July 12, 2013 at 8:26 AM

Great light. I like the feather detail too.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 12, 2013 at 11:17 AM

Although the image seems a bit dark and contrasty, I still like this very much as posted. Sharon

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on July 13, 2013 at 7:06 AM

Too bad the cameras don't capture the magical light better (yet), I am sure the lighting was even nicer for this photo. Excellent exposure Wick.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 13, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Great timing Wick

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Comment posted by Andrey Antov on July 13, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Nicely caught moment. Everything else is perfect as well.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 15, 2013 at 4:26 PM

Excellent capture Wick. Love the snack.
May

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on July 18, 2013 at 4:28 AM

Excellent pose, composition and exposure. TFS.

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