Snowy Flight

Gallery: AvianPosted March 8, 2017135 views10 comments

I have lots of flight shots of Snowy Egrets, but none that show off the crest like this one. Normally, the crest is blended in with the back of the egret. He looks like a giant, white woodpecker. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/3200s
Focal Length 540mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 500

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 8, 2017 at 9:00 PM

That is a very unique pose for a snowy. Nice wings down. I think the whites need to come down as there is very little feather detail showing in the plumage.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 8, 2017 at 11:12 PM

Nice composition and background. I agree with Keith's comments also.

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on March 8, 2017 at 11:33 PM

Nice flight shot.

I agree with Keith about the whites!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 8, 2017 at 11:57 PM

Nice shot Jerry. That crest is amazing. I guess I never really realized they had such a pronounce crest. Nice work with crisp, sharp detail, good treatment of the very bright whites and good BG to balance it off.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 9, 2017 at 4:39 PM

That crest is very cool, who knew! Really nice comp and background on this. I like the wings down and a great view of those yellow feet. Your analogy of a "giant white woodpecker" fits! Cool capture!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 9, 2017 at 6:08 PM

That's really cool, Jerry. Gives it the look opf a pileated woodpecker.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 9, 2017 at 10:09 PM

At the risk of disagreeing with the Moderator, I think the whites are spot-on. Very good flight shot with the bonus of the crest very nicely shown.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 10, 2017 at 6:09 AM

Jerry,
Never seen Egrets in Africa do this either,unique?
Great capture devil