Gallery: AvianPosted March 26, 201098 views11 comments
Local park at the Lake attract 100's of White Egrets each year for nesting time. All I do is stand in one place and they fly right by me!
Nikkor 70-200Mm F2.8 lens
ISO 400
1/1250 sec
F8
Comments
11 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 26, 2010 at 9:36 AM
Nice shot Eric. I like the position of the bird and the stick in the beak. Nice and sharp too. I might add a bit more room in front of the bird for it to fly into if this were mine. Cheers.
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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 26, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Impressive image, Eric. The details, in particular of the wings, are very nice!
It is really difficult to believe you did this shot with a 70-200 lens!
Mauro
Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 26, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Very nice, Eric. Great techs, and impressive detail for your lens. I agree with Ron that a little more room for the bir to "fly into" would improve a fine shot.
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Comment posted by Eric Diller on March 26, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Impressive image, Eric. The details, in particular of the wings, are very nice!
It is really difficult to believe you did this shot with a 70-200 lens!
Mauro
Mauro Pasquero
Pino Torinese - Torino
Italy
Not that hard to do when they fly with in 30 feet of me. I brought 500MM but wasn't needed. This bird was set up in his flight pattern and all I had to do was wait about 3 minutes and he would fly back and forth.
Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 26, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Nice image in tough light!
Sandy r
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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 26, 2010 at 2:52 PM
Great light on the wings Eric. I think Id preer just a bit more room on the bottom if available. Otherwise very nice
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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on March 26, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Love this shot! I agree that a little more space would be nice, but the image and detail are wonderful. Besides, if they are that used to humans you'll have plenty of other opportunities.
Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 26, 2010 at 5:55 PM
Very fortunate to have the egrets fly right by you Eric. Better still, you knew what to do with your good fortune. Wonderful image, especially like the light on the wing feathers.
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 26, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Nice ob on the exposure and it looks crisp at this size, Eric. I like the wing position and composition, though it feels a bit tight.
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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 27, 2010 at 8:53 AM
Really like the way the light is coming through the wings and the nesting material in the beak. Maybe just a little more room on the bottom.
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Comment posted by May Haga on March 28, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Very nice. Great flight shot and great behavioral action.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
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11 commentsIt is really difficult to believe you did this shot with a 70-200 lens!
Mauro
It is really difficult to believe you did this shot with a 70-200 lens!
Mauro
Mauro Pasquero
Pino Torinese - Torino
Italy
Not that hard to do when they fly with in 30 feet of me. I brought 500MM but wasn't needed. This bird was set up in his flight pattern and all I had to do was wait about 3 minutes and he would fly back and forth.
Sandy r
May