Snowy Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 2011410 views24 comments

Egretta thula

This was taken on the Gulf coast of Florida, the egret had been hunting in the shallow waves when it lifted up and flew right towards me.

D200, f6.3, pretty sure I was laying in the sand, handheld, f6.3, 1/1500, ISO 200, 80-400mm VR at 175mm, natural light, not baited or set up. Cropped vertical from a horizontal presentation, rotation adjustment, sharpening for web. Larger version provided.

As always I appreciate your thought comments and critiques. Thank you for looking.

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on March 2, 2011 at 11:14 AM

beautiful shot love the stretched out legs and feet and the light is gorgeous

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on March 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Mia, I like the head on approach of the image. The vertical crop really sets up the feeling of approach. The depth of field with the blurred wing tips gives me the feeling of motion. I like it.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 2, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Great action Mia. Gotta love those feet.
May

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

Comment posted by keith mitchell on March 2, 2011 at 2:09 PM

Mia that's lovely the exposure on this white bird is spot on.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 2, 2011 at 2:36 PM

I like the position of the wings and the overall pose from the egret. You always do a nice job in handling and bringing out detail in white colored birds, something I have difficulty with, good timing in getting this, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 2, 2011 at 2:49 PM

Very nice flight position. Lovely colors. the dangling feet make the image for me.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on March 2, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Wow great shot Mia. I love the position of the wings and those feet are great. There seems to be a couple of dust spots you might want to get rid of, one just left of the legs and one right next to the right leg.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Lizzie Shepherd on March 2, 2011 at 5:27 PM

I agree with all the above Mia - hard to see how you could have got this any better - wings and feet just make it, not to mention both eyes looking ahead and the whole of the bird is beneath the horizon which is another plus!

Registered on March 2, 2011, 18 Posts, 120 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 2, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Lovely shot, Mia. Exquisite colors.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 2, 2011 at 6:05 PM

Mia, this is really nice. The exposure is perfect and I like the fact that we can see both eyes. The little bit of wing blur gives a sense of motion. Well done!!

Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 2, 2011 at 6:33 PM

Sweet catch Mia, I really like the eye contact!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on March 2, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Mia,
I love the symetry in this image. Beautiful pose and eyes right on you. Very nice capture Mia.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 2, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Love those feet Mia, I like how you got him flying right at you

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 2, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Excellent choice of framing this one, Mia. Great timing. I'll be sharing a few from my recent trip to Ft Desoto as soon as I get my feet on the ground.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 2, 2011 at 10:20 PM

perfect exposure as usual - great pose , nice water and I really like the horizon and bit of waves. Really adds a bit of interest without detracting from the egret.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 2, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Beautifully timed and controlled capture Mia, especially if you were laying in the sand, very well done indeed :^)

What I'd give for a subject like this to one time, just one time, fly in my direction ...... LOL ;^p

If I may, I'd like to ask you a question: Were you using aperture or shutter priority, of fully manual for this shot?

Thanks in advance and wishing you all the best :^)

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 2, 2011 at 11:39 PM

Hi Mia,
I like the symmetry of the subject here. Nicely done.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 3, 2011 at 3:39 AM

LOvely shot Mia, particularly those yellow feet hanging down

cheers
Rob

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

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 3, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Mia, as usual, excellent detail, exposure and choice for DOF. I also really like this pose...coming at the viewer with legs extended and hanging...very cool! My only small thing (and this might very well be my monitor since I am on my work machine right now), but seems like a bit of a green cast to it....I mostly see it in the yellow feet. But again, could just be my monitor.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 3, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Cool shot Mia, I especially like the wing position and frontal POV here..
Well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 3, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Nice and sharp. Really like the position of the wings.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 3, 2011 at 10:30 PM

One of your signature shots: whites exactly right, perfect detail, perfect timing and lovely early light. What makes the shot for me is that the bird is at an angle to the frame, contrasting with the horizon and wavelets. If it were mine, though, I might trim off the bottom half inch. The reflection is so partial I think it is a distraction.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 4, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Love that head on look. Nice exposure work, Mia. It amazes me how big the Snowy's feet are, way big for a small bird.

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

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on March 6, 2011 at 5:12 PM

What a lovely, well exposed capture.

Geoff.

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