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Taking off
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Taking off

by Kenneth Arni

Gallery: AvianPosted August 8, 2010128 views11 comments
From my kayak, had many egrets hanging out on an old blind, they all split when they saw me coming. Lucky to get this shot. D300,200-400mmVR,at 300mm, ISO 400, F/10, 1/800sec, exp comp -.67
all C&C welcome and appreciated.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 8, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Great take-off pose, Ken. There seems to be some odd digitization artifact in the beak. Great job on the exposure. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 8, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Ken, the pose and comp here are outstanding. Nice colors and nice job on the exposure too. the bill does look a bit odd, maybe something that happened in resizing or jpeg compression.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 9, 2010 at 7:59 AM
Amazing detail Ken - well done

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 9, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Great take off pose Ken and you caught the bird at just the right elevation over the grasses I think. Whenever my whites are this bright I usually don't get any detail but you did.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 9, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Sweet flight shot Ken, the whites look great and I really like your comp. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 9, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Somehow I suspect there is more to this than just luck Ken. Strong photo! :toast:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 9, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Sweet action photo Ken, excellent detail too. :cool:

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Diller on August 9, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Nice exposure......spot on job!
Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 9, 2010 at 11:01 PM
Ken,

I love how the grasses here anchor the image but do not obscure the water in the far background. It is a great pose and the direction of the light worked well to who the detail in the white feathers. I like your choice of composition. I think you could easily fixe what is going on with the bill, not a majpr issue as far as I can see.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on August 10, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Great image Ken. I really like the inclusion of the reeds.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 11, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Well done, Ken. And with that big lens from a kayak? Very good detail and comp.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments