Hunting the Marsh

Gallery: AvianPosted February 24, 2014151 views6 comments

Here's yet another from Florida! I'll be in Florida tomorrow, and will soon be photographing these guys once more!

My dad and I were driving along the road when we spotted several Egrets hunting a marshy area. I focused on the closer one. He slowly marched through, looking for something to eat. I took this image while he was stalking something. Unfortunately, I never saw him get anything, but I'm hoping that after we left he managed to get a meal.

Thanks for lookin'!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 300mm f/4 AF-S IF-ED lens with 1.4TC
ISO 400
1/1600sec @ f/7.1

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on February 25, 2014 at 3:21 AM

Jenaya,
You have a flair for the environmental shots and I just love this. At first glance I thought that there was a lot of noise in the thumbnail but upon closer examination it's just lots of frozen particles. You got some stellar light on that egret. Can't tell if there is a reflection or if it's a spot of snow in front of the bird. In any case, lovely shot and well exposed.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 25, 2014 at 11:21 AM

Love the panorama crop and the (lack of) colors in this image ! A work of Art ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Bill Marsh on February 25, 2014 at 5:30 PM

Very nice image Jenaya. I like images that show more of the environment rather than filling the frame with the subject. Well done!
Bill

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 25, 2014 at 10:19 PM

I like the artistic look to this Jenaya. nicely seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 26, 2014 at 3:04 PM

Lovely comp Jenaya, congrats on your big award

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on March 6, 2014 at 8:16 PM

Nice capture! I love the composition and you did a great job of getting it in a hunting pose.
Congrats on Nature's Best!!

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