Lines

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 2010190 views13 comments

Had the chance to photograph Snowy and Great Egrets the other morning right next to my car which made it oh so easy. I love all of the lines (curves) created in this image - though I'm not so crazy about the dark reflection in the URC. Oh, and the fish didn't get away.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC from car
f/8
1/2000s
ISO 250

Sharpened, minor crop

- Luke

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 1, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Luke, Nice mid-air capture. I agree w/ you regarding the URC and also wish the bird were angled a bit more towards you-but the sharp details,exposure and fish really make this image shine.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 1, 2010 at 10:43 PM

Nice, Luke. I like the lines too, and the mid-air fish adds some mystery to the image that gives it some staying power. I don't mind the dark area, but it would be easy enough to remove.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 1, 2010 at 11:42 PM

I'm assuming the egret has just dropped the fish, but the image makes it look like the fish is jumping into the waiting egret's open bill. Neat!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 2, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Nice action Luke. How would a tighter crop in a vertical format go?

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 2, 2010 at 11:05 AM

Luke,
I like the curved lines too. The dark in the URC doesn't bother me. Well composed and neat image.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM

Looks like he's playing catch with himself Luke! I see them do this often on purpose. They will catch small fish i the bill, then flip them into their mouth. not sure he was doing that at this time, but have seen it quite a bit over the last 2 years photographing them.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Karon Welter on June 2, 2010 at 5:43 PM

Awesome shot! I love it!

Registered on November 10, 2008, 67 Posts, 543 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 2, 2010 at 8:52 PM

I like this as posted. The suggestion for experimenting with vertical has some merit, however! Look at the curves/angles and how the fish is emphasized with a 4x5 ratio vertical...

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on June 3, 2010 at 4:47 AM

Very nice exposure Luke. Excellent detail around the beak. The mid air fish puts the icing on the cake for me.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Joe Vincent on June 3, 2010 at 5:51 AM

Very nice Fish In Flight image - it looks like the fish is jumping right into the Egret's mouth. I don't mind the URC at all. Nice work Luke!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 3, 2010 at 8:25 AM

Very-very interesting frame !
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on June 3, 2010 at 8:39 AM

Cool action.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 3, 2010 at 5:19 PM

Great shot, Luke. I like it. Very nice details in the whites.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments