Exceedingly Knotted

Gallery: AvianPosted March 16, 20082,009 views11 comments

The home to this Great White Egret, Pelicans, Ducks, Blue Egrets, and other water fowl is a dock in Marina del Rey, California where many fishing boats stop to fuel. These birds surely know which side their bread is buttered on!

I can't say I've ever seen an Egret quite as convoluted as this one

Shooting Data:

Nikon D200, f/4 500 mm lens, f/8, 1/1500s, -1 EV, ISO 200, Aperture priority, Tripod

Post-processing:
Curves adjustment layer and minor Smart Sharpening + cropping for composition and web preparation.

Nate: If you think there is too much evidence of Man in this image, will you please move it to Man and Nature.

Thanks all for viewing and leaving C&C

Carol

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 16, 2008 at 10:28 PM

It's a bird, so I will leave it in avian Carol

You did a nice job with the whites and the composition here.

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Comment posted by Terri Sampson on March 16, 2008 at 10:29 PM

Wow, Carol - this thing looks like a pretzel. Very interesting to see. I like the "perch" too. Terri

Registered on August 13, 2007, 110 Posts, 517 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 17, 2008 at 2:26 AM

Oh great, now I've got that song in my head - "Marina del Rey....". I like boats and I like birds, this photo has em both, so you know what I think

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on March 17, 2008 at 4:17 AM

Very sharp, and great job on the whites. Little roomy on the top for me. Nice photo!

Registered on August 16, 2007, 199 Posts, 2132 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Inglis on March 17, 2008 at 6:57 AM

Hi Carol,

Interesting is this! Nice capture!

Registered on October 23, 2007, 26 Posts, 2832 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM

Great shot Carol, and beautiful exposure, Gotta love the birds.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 17, 2008 at 10:31 AM

Looks like he ate a big pretzel. I see that you're getting used to that lens, Carol

. Nice detail, excellent sharpness.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Richard & Gail Buq on March 17, 2008 at 1:57 PM

Very nice Capture Carol! I like the boat in the image with him as it is really part of where you commonly see them. Kind of their environment. So great environment shot as well!

Richard Buquoi
Georgetown, TX

Registered on December 18, 2005, 151 Posts, 811 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on March 17, 2008 at 10:53 PM

Carol:
I think the egret is just practicing tying a half-hitch.

Nice shot, most interesting pose.
David Sparks

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 18, 2008 at 5:20 PM

Knotted is right, Carol. It took me a couple of minutes to realize that it wan't really tied in a knot. It's a great image. On my monitor it looks just a tad reddish, though that might have been reflection off something.

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on October 14, 2017 at 10:37 PM

I love the curves and the color. Great composition. Keep up the good work

Registered on September 23, 2017, 118 Posts, 278 Comments