Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted October 27, 201580 views3 comments

Back lit Egret.
A bird I have been waiting to photograph in this country for many,many years. Finally got it at one of my rare outings this year ,to a local scrape. More to follow.
D7100
Sigma 50-500 - before I sent it off to have the inside fungus growth removed. At least it lowered the contrast a bit !!

640 ISO300th @f9
Crop from horizontal.
Image guru for shadows.
Neat Image.
People didn't reckon much to the pigeon pic- don't know why?
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 28, 2015 at 11:41 AM

Hi John, this is a nice low pov shot of this egret prowling for something to eat I would guess. The raised foot adds interest and the matching water and backround color surround the subject...nice! There is a couple of hot spots on top of the Egret but with that backlight it's hard to avoid. Well done!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 28, 2015 at 1:10 PM

Great on John ! The headturn and raised foot make the image for me ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 28, 2015 at 7:21 PM

Nice, John. The backlight actually worked in your favor here putting the visible part of the bird in shadow so you got nice detail in the plumage. I really like the pose. Congratulations on finally getting one of these.

devil

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