Soft Landing

Gallery: AvianPosted October 1, 201087 views11 comments

Second day in the kayak at Missisquoi NWR and I thought I'd attempt a "Small in the Frame" post of this Great Egret landing. I picked up on this idea from Mia McPherson's website and felt this image might work. This shot was taken towards the later part of the afternoon as the overcast cloud deck had settled in.

D300
300mm f2.8
TC-14E II
1/6400 @ f5.6
ISO 400
Matrix

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 1, 2010 at 11:51 PM

I like the image and the misty, moody feel to it.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 2, 2010 at 12:03 AM

Really nice!
This evokes an "oriental" feel for me.
If you have the pixels, I'd also like to see a "medium" crop, with the heron and a few less brannches.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 2, 2010 at 1:47 AM

I like the pose of the egret as it comes in for the landing. I also like Sandy's idea of a slightly tighter crop.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 2, 2010 at 12:56 PM

Chuck,
I really like this landing shot with a misty atmosphere. I agree with others about a slightly tighter crop.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 2, 2010 at 1:47 PM

I like the overall affect of the lighting here Charles. I think the comp works as it, but a tight comp might work too if the bird is sharp enough to handle it.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 2, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Chuck,

This image has a very nice mood and I like seeing the egret small in the frame and believe that adds to the mood. Great landing pose, subtle colors. I like the lines the branches and twigs add to the frame. I think I might crop some off of the bottom to just above your copyright mark. It is a small amount but I think it adds a bit more punch to the comp. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 2, 2010 at 2:42 PM

I too think a slightly tighter crop would work better. Nice positioning of the egret in the frame with the branches.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 3, 2010 at 12:10 PM

Nice job! I like this one a lot. Sharon

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 3, 2010 at 7:36 PM

Nice catch, well framed.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 3, 2010 at 11:21 PM

I like this very much Chuck. Your framing works just fine for me and I enjoy the landing pose of the egret. One of your best posts IMO.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 4, 2010 at 12:52 AM

I think this is a wonderful comp Chuck, the bird is right about the 1/3 axis of each plane and the branches spreading up to greet him are great. I think there's a small dust spot near the top right of the frame. Beautiful shot

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