Texas Snowy Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 201671 views5 comments

Visited the Dallas rookery this weekend. Lots of birds, especially Snowy Egrets. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014 along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/3200s
Focal Length 400mm
ISO 400

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5 comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on May 1, 2016 at 7:55 PM

Excellent handling of whites and I really like wing position. A bit more room on the right might help give space to "fly into".

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 1, 2016 at 8:48 PM

Nice work int he bright light Jerry. Love the backlit wing detail. You did a great job keeping the detail in the whites with the lighting. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 1, 2016 at 10:06 PM

Lovely handling of the whites. I never knew how to frame this type of shot--one absent a terrestrial reference. I feel though, that the wonderful freedom of flight portrayed here might need a tad more room. These are one of my favorite waders--and total malcontents when nesting.

That 200-400mm is a heavy lens to swing around the sky!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 2, 2016 at 1:40 PM

Very cool pose, Jerry. It looks like the bright light lost you a little detail in the neck and head, but the rest is great.

devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 2, 2016 at 4:36 PM

Nice capture Jerry, those whites are tough but you handled them alright. Nice work!

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