Great Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted October 14, 2015112 views6 comments

Canon 7d Mark II 100-400 mm lens at 220 mm 1/4000 sec f5.6 ISO 400

I'm not sure why these settings. I'd change them if I did it over. I like the wisps of grass in front of the egret, seems to give it an artistic/oriental dimension.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 14, 2015 at 8:38 AM

Nice stately pose, I like the muted colors and the composition. Ray

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 14, 2015 at 9:12 AM

Hey Allen,
Superb overall composition with nice separation of the subject from that wonderful background. The foreground colors and grass adds a lot of interest and yet is perfectly minimal. You did real good on this one and the large version is very impressive.
Well done . . . laugh

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on October 14, 2015 at 8:32 PM

Great pose and comp, Allen! I agree with you about the wisps of grass, they add a very nice atistic effect.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 16, 2015 at 7:18 PM

It's a good portrait of a Great Egret. The lifted leg gives an indication of motion. Yes you could have used a different setting—some negative EV for one. The lack of detail in the feathers indicates over exposure.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 17, 2015 at 7:21 PM

Beautiful, Allen. The pose is perfect and you have excellent detail in the plumage. The in-focus foreground grasses really add to this image and the metallic looking water makes a nice bg.

devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 19, 2015 at 10:03 AM

Nice scene Allen. Whites look good to me and I like the included grasses too. He looks hungry.

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