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Heading up River
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Heading up River

by Peter J. Morrissey

Gallery: AvianPosted August 16, 2015104 views6 comments

Not much happing today on the Back River.  This shot of a group of Snowy Egrets fling by was the only thing of interest.  I reduced the highlights and cropped the photo in lightroom. This shot was taken from a tripod.

Camera Model  Canon EOS 7D Mark II,  Shooting Date/Time   08/15/15 06:35:AM

Shooting Mode  Manual Exposure,  Tv(Shutter Speed)  1/1600

Av(Aperture Value)  7.1,  Metering Mode  Center-Weighted Average Metering

Exposure Compensation  -2/3,  ISO Speed  800

Auto ISO Speed  ON,  Lens  TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Focal Length  500.0mm,  White Balance Mode  Auto

AF Mode  AI Focus AF,  AF area select mode  AF Point expansion:top/bottom/left/right

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Peter

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 17, 2015 at 11:31 AM

Sweet composition and great light, Peter.   I'd be tempted to do something about the bright patch (looks man-made) immediately in front of the flock as I find it a bit distracting.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by David Bogener on August 17, 2015 at 3:12 PM

Sweet light and a nice setting.  I agree that the image would be stronger without the white structure?  to the right of the flock.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 18, 2015 at 1:47 AM

Hey Peter,
This is a great capture of this bunch with a wonderful POV, the lighter marsh grass and darker hillside. All the egrets have good detail and wing positions and your techs look great. Too bad about the structure (house) mentioned and the one in the center behind the flock. Not much you could have done about them at this angle but this image would be at a much higher level if they were not there. The pano crop was an excellent choice. laugh

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 18, 2015 at 6:00 PM

Hi

Thank you for the comments, I have removed the house from the frame.

Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 18, 2015 at 10:22 PM

Good flight shot. I like that all are in focus and separated. The two houses are a bit of a downer, but with care they can be cloned out.cool I see you got one, but the other can be gotten with care.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on August 19, 2015 at 1:08 PM

Great detail on all the egrets, Peter.  I like the grassy foreground.

Registered on May 6, 2015, 43 Posts, 221 Comments