The Victor

Gallery: AvianPosted January 2, 2017392 views11 comments

This fellow was successful in chasing off another male interested in "his" woman, but not without a few feathers flying.
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, SE Florida.

2013:10:06 07:48:28
D800
500mm
1/1000 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 2, 2017 at 6:20 PM

Great capture, Sandy! I like the open beak, the feathers sticking up on the top of his head, and the position of the legs and wings. The bg is very nice, too.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 2, 2017 at 7:26 PM

Beautiful pose and the stray feather is wonderful, Sandy. Maybe a touch more sharpening on the face?

devil

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 2, 2017 at 10:15 PM

Sandy, this is gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 2, 2017 at 10:29 PM

I like the open beak and the spread legs implies nice movement Sandy. Good work!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 3, 2017 at 12:38 AM

Great pose and I love the floating feather.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 3, 2017 at 2:24 PM

Very cool Sandy, the floating feather is awesome. It seems a little centered to me but square crop makes it not matter so much, if that makes any sense?? The stance and open beak add a lot. Great background and foreground, both work well. Nice work!

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Comment posted by David Bogener on January 3, 2017 at 2:54 PM

Such a great action pose! The egret pops off the background nicely and the floating feather adds to the action element of the image.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 4, 2017 at 11:12 AM

Great capture. The pose, background and feather combine for a fine image.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 5, 2017 at 6:58 PM

In some ways, it looks like it's trying to balance itself on the branch. Regardless, it's a very nice pose and it stands out nicely against the greens in the foreground and background. Very good exposure.

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Comment posted by Sharron Sims on January 6, 2017 at 9:04 PM

This is truly dynamic. There's so much going on here - the open beak, stance, wing position and feather floating down. All with a nice BG.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 8, 2017 at 6:52 AM

A wonderful pose you captured of this proud looking egret Sandy! That feather is a sweet bonus!!!

A Beauty laugh

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