Great Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted February 14, 2018185 views4 comments

Another image from Ridgefield this past Saturday. The last few years, I've had good opportunities with this species, but they were relatively sparse last Saturday and this is the only one that gave me any opportunities at all. Even though it was slightly over the crest of the berm, I liked it's pose, particularly the way it works with the wave of the grass behind it.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 347 mm, balanced on pipe insulation on car window, f/8, 1/2000, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to a 14.8 MP 4x5. Taken at 9:59 am last Saturday.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 14, 2018 at 10:32 PM

Nice catch, striding through the tall grass in almost full view. Excellent white management. cool

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 14, 2018 at 11:31 PM

Really nice detail in the feathers and the grasses close by the egret Dennis. As Phil said, nice white management. Also nice action of a very deliberate stride.

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Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on February 15, 2018 at 9:15 AM

Nice stride captured with complementing grasses behind,good exposure on white feathers too, a nice image with the habitat Dennis.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 15, 2018 at 7:12 PM

Superb job on this one. Really like the comp, detail, and color balance.

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