Egret Altercation

Gallery: AvianPosted June 20, 2011374 views18 comments

Baylands, Palo Alto, CA a couple weeks ago

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 38m
1/4000 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: +1/3
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
VERY large crop here and a lot of PS work to salvage this

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on June 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM

A really appealing shot here Sandy. Althought the large crop is evident in the lack of very fine detail in the feathers, this images looks really good at the 1200px size. I really like the position of the birds and the BG.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 20, 2011 at 12:08 PM

Great action! Like the position of both birds. Nice detail in the whites as well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 20, 2011 at 1:51 PM

Great image, Sandy and superb post processing. I see no evidence of PS work. Lovely light and exposure and fantastic action.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 20, 2011 at 3:08 PM

Great action shot, Sandy. Beautiful light !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on June 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM

I'm loving this image, Sandy. The wing positions of both Egrets is very nice, and your control of the whites is spot on, great light too.

Andy...

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 20, 2011 at 5:11 PM

Terrific action shot Sandy. I like the positions of the wings in both birds and the fact that there is almost no overlap - i.e., both birds are fully visible.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on June 20, 2011 at 6:13 PM

From the looks of this presentation, the crop and PS work was well worth your effort Sandy. Excellent behavior action in nice light, great job holding all the details together.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 20, 2011 at 6:38 PM

The larger view is a must see!! Wonderful action shot.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 20, 2011 at 7:19 PM

Beautiful shot, love the light. Certainly stands up well to your crop. Great action shot.

Ray

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 20, 2011 at 7:46 PM

Marvelous wings position and action. Doncha just love snowies? Perhaps due to the cropping, it doesn't seem as crisp as it could. And the angle of the light casts an unattractive shadow on the right wing of the right-hand bird. Nevertheless, this picture has a lot of appeal - I couldn't leave it without giving you a big congrats on catching these two.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 20, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Sandy, excellent dynamic pose from both egrets and good separation of the two. Nice exposure and I like the soft colors throughout. You've done well with the large crop.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on June 20, 2011 at 8:33 PM

Very dreamy looking shot, Sandy: muted colors, a little soft (in an attractive way), birds appear suspended.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on June 20, 2011 at 9:43 PM

Sandy, We both like this image a lot. You captured the action very well. I like the centered comp which keeps the attention on the Egrets. I have been trying for one of these for quite a while.

Harry

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 21, 2011 at 2:52 AM

Although the action you've captured suggest rough and tumble, there's still such a feeling of grace and elegance about those wingspreads, if you know what I mean. Absolutely splendid capture Sandy, you've made another beautiful picture :^)

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 21, 2011 at 9:40 AM

Sandy I love to catch these guys fighting. The body positions are always amazing.This is great. Just enough of the left guys face showing with lots of fun action and great soft light.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 22, 2011 at 9:03 AM

Great interaction n wing position, I like the low contrast processing here !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 22, 2011 at 9:20 AM

You certainly did a good job of "saving" this image. I love that they are not overlapping and the warm light is magical

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 22, 2011 at 7:06 PM

Fantastic Sandy - really like the dynamic poses and the ruffled wing coverts

cheers
Rob

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