Preening Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted September 20, 201090 views11 comments

Sugar Land TX. This egret was standing in the morning sun, but the surroundings were all in the shade. I helped the shade "a bit".

D3 ISO 400. 300/2.8 with 2.0x tc. f6.3 1/2000 -0.7ev. From my car window.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on September 20, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Nice pose,detail and a little help never hurts. A good one indeed.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on September 21, 2010 at 7:16 AM

You held some really nice details in the whites. Great preening pose and a nice sharp eye. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 21, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Very Nice Close-up portrait Angela! Excellent feather detail.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 21, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Bird certainly pops and takes center-stage in this shot Angela. Very nice detail and pose.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 21, 2010 at 8:07 PM

Very intimate look at the behavior Angela. I really like the detail we can see in the feather barbs at the shoulder against the very dark background.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on September 21, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Elegant pose and the background is an incredible asset. The large image shows the fine detail in the feathers. Great job Angela.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on September 21, 2010 at 11:11 PM

Elegant pose and the background is an incredible asset. The large image shows the fine detail in the feathers. Great job Angela.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 22, 2010 at 1:17 AM

Fantastic detail and action Angela

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 22, 2010 at 12:55 PM

A pretty and interesting portrait for the head position and fluffed feathers on the back.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 23, 2010 at 7:49 PM

Angela,

I love the pose, the ruffled feather on the back, and the lovely details evident in the whites. Lovely natural color in the bill, lores and eye. This is simple, understated but elegant.

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on September 23, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Hi Angela,
Wonderful details and even illumination. Great job with the whites, no color cast. The dark background works nicely with this one.

Ronnie

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