Reddish Egret...

Gallery: AvianPosted August 25, 2010123 views14 comments

Reddish Egret in a strange pose I thought.

Early morning with a nice little wind!!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 200-400mm F4, ED,IF, VR lens with a 1.4X t.c.
ISO 400
Shutter 1/1250
Aperture F6.3
Manual Mode
Hand held from the truck

Everyone went that way...can't you see I am cleaning myself!!

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by June Marie Wingert on August 25, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Very cool Eric, I love the pose!

Registered on July 1, 2010, 8 Posts, 137 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Zane on August 25, 2010 at 3:26 PM

Great shot ... love how the colors of the bird blends well with the background! Great pose!!

Registered on June 4, 2010, 3 Posts, 14 Comments

Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on August 25, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Nice 'wing-check' pose and the grass in the BG adds to it.

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on August 25, 2010 at 6:47 PM

Hi Eric,
Nice shot of this species in it's environment. I personally think the light was a tad too bright for my taste. The image also needs a little counter clockwise rotation.

Ronnie G.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 25, 2010 at 7:16 PM

I might have to go up and try to find these guys Eric. Nice image. Love the pose and nice look at the eye. Maybe just a touch bright. Could easily bring it down in RAW if so inclined. It does look like some rotation is needed. What crop percent is this? Just curious. Cheers.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 25, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Fantastic pose, Eric. Nice job on the exposure and dof as well, but the pose makes this one.

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 25, 2010 at 9:49 PM

Strange pose but beautifully captured.
May

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

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 26, 2010 at 12:15 AM

Cool pose; makes my neck stiff just looking at it. I'd be interested in whether a lower angle might add some pop, or whether the bird would be lost against the bulrushes.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 26, 2010 at 1:06 AM

LOL, yes this constitutes strange. Nice surroundings and well framed.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 26, 2010 at 4:24 AM

Very nice pose, Eric. Cool shot.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 26, 2010 at 4:56 AM

Great Action Pose! Excellent work Eric!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 26, 2010 at 11:39 AM

Really neat pose Eric. I agree about the rotation.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on August 26, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on 08/25/10 at 7:16 pm EST
Registered on 12/06/08, 182 Posts, 3423 Comments
I might have to go up and try to find these guys Eric. Nice image. Love the pose and nice look at the eye. Maybe just a touch bright. Could easily bring it down in RAW if so inclined. It does look like some rotation is needed. What crop percent is this? Just curious. Cheers.
Ron B
Sebastian, FL
Whistlingwingsphotography.com
You cannot save time, you can only spend it wisely. Or, perhaps, freeze a moment of it in a photograph.

Ron, Redish Egrets are everywhere there! Counted 27 last Saturday. Picture is 75% of full frame.

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 26, 2010 at 7:57 PM

I really like the posture, Eric. Good catch. The image stands out with those summer colors in the background.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments