Gathering

Gallery: AvianPosted September 30, 20171,260 views5 comments

This group of Egrets was photographed on a salt pond in Hammonasset Beach State Park,CT. I used a mono pole and cropped it into a 16 by 9. In Lightroom I adjusted the highlights, black and clarity.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 09/27/17 07:10:58
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/800
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 1000
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011, Focal Length 200.0mm
Image Quality RAW, AF Mode AI Servo AF.
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 30, 2017 at 6:35 PM

Must have been some excellent fishing there to have this many so close to one another, Peter. An interesting scene. I like the placement of the on Great Egret in the lower right, but wish it had given you a bitter head turn to make a more definitive focal point for the image.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 30, 2017 at 7:11 PM

Peter, the -2/3 exposure in early light was a good choice. This is a nice flock in their feeding grounds, Peter. I've tried similar groups like this only once at much longer focal length (mayhem compared to your cleaner comp), so it's good you were able to zoom out to include the pretty environment.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 30, 2017 at 7:28 PM

Peter, I love the environment here. This is indeed a cleaner image than most shots like this. In the smaller version the grasses don't look defined enough, but in the larger version they do.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on October 1, 2017 at 1:09 PM

Wonderful image. Exposure is spot on. Shows environment very nicely. There is what appears to be a much smaller bird lower middle that looks to be a mature bird. A bit confusing to me because the younger, smaller ones I have seen look different that older ones. Are there lesser and greated egrets?

Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on October 1, 2017 at 4:35 PM

Hi
Thanks for the comments. I believe there are both Snowy and Great Egrets at the pond. This the largest grouping of Egrets I have ever seen in Hammonasset Beach State Park.
Peter

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