Fog Dance

Gallery: AvianPosted April 11, 2011121 views14 comments

Had heavy fog this morning in the Everglades. Shot this image as the fog began to burn off, although enough was still present to reflect the yellow of the sun.
D3s 300x1.4 f/5.6 1/1500 ISO 1600

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14 comments

Comment posted by Sue Eberhart on April 11, 2011 at 7:58 PM

The yellow of the sun compliments the bird. I like the v-shape formed by the bird and the reflection. The detail in the right wing feathers is lovely.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 11, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Love the colors and action Wayne. The only thing I wish different was that the ring of ripples and bubbles were not there. Still a stirring image IMO.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 11, 2011 at 8:48 PM

Love it!
Hope that is not old fishing line wrapped around him.
I'd personally clean up as many of the water spots and blips as possible, as they draw my eye a lot.
Nice as is, though!
I don't mind the water circle at all.
Sandy

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Comment posted by John Launstein on April 11, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Wayne: beautiful image. I wondered about the possibility of fishing line as well...hope it is something else that triggered that thought for Sandy and me. I guess this is not the ideal, or at least not "classic" angle, but the light and overall feel is wonderful. The lack of clear transition from water to sky/background is fabulous, and the reflection really strengthens the image for me. I don't mind the ripples either, but as they don't line up with any conceivable angle of takeoff it does make me wonder what caused them? A second bird, a surprised duck, a fish... :)

Thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 12, 2011 at 12:20 AM

Great pose and reflection, Wayne, and the fog gives it some interesting lighting.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 12, 2011 at 7:09 AM

The ripples were made by garfish. They were everywhere, and the bubbles, too. And what may appear to be fishing line is the egret's plume. Then running from the knees down the legs is water.
I could easily remove the ripples, but it was all part of the scene so I left them.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 12, 2011 at 7:39 AM

Really like the dynamic and graceful looking take off posture, the reflection and water color Wayne. I don't think the gar ripples are ideal but they don't bother me much and if it were mine I'd leave them in as you have chosen to do. Nice shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 12, 2011 at 9:09 AM

I really like this Wayne. The soft light and peach colored reflection is just beautiful.

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Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on April 12, 2011 at 9:20 AM

Very nice position of the wings and nice reflections too.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on April 12, 2011 at 12:32 PM

Looks like a real "free spirit" image, Wayne. I'm fine with the ripples and bubbles. Beautiful comp.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 12, 2011 at 2:42 PM

Wonderful light and color, Wayne. I really like the way the horizon is lost. Good capture, too.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 12, 2011 at 3:41 PM

I really like the peachy tones in this Wayne, the lift off pose and the blurred reflection of the bird.

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Comment posted by Don Mc Donald on April 12, 2011 at 7:02 PM

Nice launch, perfect timing and like the water running down the legs, if you hadn't used such a high shutter speed no one would have even seen it, all in all a perfect scene

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 12, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Great light, water color and reflection

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