Dancing Snowy

Gallery: AvianPosted May 11, 201195 views9 comments

Went to shoot terns at Bolsa Chica today. Trying for the Least Terns. Boy those little guys are fast. Then I noticed this Snowy Egret coming down the channel towards me and it was dancing around like a Reddish. I captured some great poses and I think I got the exposure OK. I like the way both feet are just about out of the water and the wing spread. I do like the action. And the dance worked, he caught a small fish.

Comments are appreciated.

05-11-2011 7:30 a.m.
Canon 7D
EF 500 4.0L
Exp Comp = none
F/6.3
1/2000
ISO 250
Tripod

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 12, 2011 at 1:07 AM

Harry - PERFECT exposure, excellent detail in the large version, and great action.
I have never seen them dancing.. love the water drops.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 12, 2011 at 3:03 AM

Great job on the exposure and nice action here Harry

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on May 12, 2011 at 7:47 AM

Great action you captured here Harry. I like the pose very much - walking on water is cool. I'm not sure if I like the reflection though - it's not a really nice one with a recognizable shape and it sort of ruins the dark uniformity of the water. If this were mine I'd probably crop the reflection out and add a bit of exposure to just the bird. Hope that makes sense.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 12, 2011 at 9:53 AM

I like this as posted. I've seen this behavior with Snowy Egrets before but haven't been able to capture it - I'd be happy if this was mine.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 12, 2011 at 9:53 PM

Excellent job on the exposure and the detail looks good, Harry. I agree that the action is great.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 13, 2011 at 7:03 AM

Exposure and details look excellent to me Harry, like the POV and pose on this water dancin' miracle

You can see the bird focusing on the water below, as it tracks the fish underwater you mention..
Well done!

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on May 14, 2011 at 4:11 AM

Very good. I'm not sure about the reflection, but it's a question of taste. Maybe more room to the right could have helped.

Cheers, Luca

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 15, 2011 at 7:31 PM

Gorgeous. Love the hue of the water, the bird's posture, a tiny splash that adds texture.

lucy

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 17, 2011 at 7:23 AM

Terrific action and you definitely got the exposure correct.

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