Preening

Gallery: AvianPosted July 30, 2010172 views6 comments

This Great Egret was preening. It is a rather large crop but there is good detail and I thought was worth posting. I removed some distracting shadows from the background. Nikon D300s, f6.3, 1/1000sec., ISO 200, -0.67 ev, tripod, 600mm lens. Thanks for looking and for any comments or criticism.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 30, 2010 at 8:24 PM

Nice detail throughout and I like the comp you chose. Well done.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 31, 2010 at 2:21 AM

Nice whites and colors here and great pose.
The black frame got lost in the black default BG - so the comp looks a bit odd.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 31, 2010 at 7:11 AM

Very effective Mark - like the twisted posture and you've done a wonderful job on the exposure.

cheers
Rob

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

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 31, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Interesting preening pose Mark.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 31, 2010 at 8:57 AM

The overall comp and position of the bird makes this an intriguing image. Whites look good to me as does the BG.

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Comment posted by Matt Taylor on August 1, 2010 at 6:32 AM

I like the black background and the yellow colours as well as the detail in the feathers. Well caught
Matt

Registered on July 31, 2010, 5 Posts, 91 Comments