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Itchy

by Peter J. Morrissey

Gallery: AvianPosted August 9, 201391 views4 comments
I was rowing down the river when I saw this Snowy Egret sunning it self. The Egret stayed there for five minutes and allowed me to photograph it.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/5000 Av(Aperture Value) 6.3 ISO Speed 400 Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Focal Length 400.0mm

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4 comments
Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on August 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM
Nice photo op Peter.
Registered on July 29, 2013, 112 Posts, 229 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 10, 2013 at 2:55 AM
Peter,
Great pose here :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on August 10, 2013 at 6:44 PM
Very interesting pose. They are certainly interesting subjects. You handled the whites very well.
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 11, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Excellent, Peter. A great pose and the whites look nicely exposed. The high shutter speed let you stop the motion of the foot (I have a lot of scratching images with blurred feet).

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments