Snowy Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted July 4, 2011133 views18 comments

One from two days ago about an hour after sunrise at Opal Beach near Pensacola. D300, 500mm f/4, tripod. 1/2000 s, f/5.6, ISO 400. Cropped to 72% of full frame. Sharpening, exposure, brightness, vibrance adjustments in LR3 and CS5.
Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 4, 2011 at 5:00 PM

I love the colour palette here and the layering of the FG, water and green top BG...nicely exposed too

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 4, 2011 at 5:59 PM

really a beauty, David. love the colors, comp, walking pose, and grasses.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 4, 2011 at 6:56 PM

Beautiful light, lifted foot and bg.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 4, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Perfect light and exposure!
Nice detail in the tough whites, a great pose, and the grasses and BG are also excellent.
Simple and very elegant.
Well done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 4, 2011 at 7:27 PM

The light and exposure are just perfect David. Very beautiful image.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 4, 2011 at 8:07 PM

Love the light here David, very nice!!
Excellent clean comp with the bird center stage, great pose to bring it all home..
Wish it was mine

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 4, 2011 at 8:29 PM

A lovely clean image with nice light and good detail.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 4, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Exactly what I would expect from you... killer background, nice "plugs" of grass and an enticing pose from this beautifully exposed and detailed bird.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 4, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Gorgeous light and a wonderful bg for the perfectly exposed bird. One of the nicest Snowy images I've seen. Well done! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2011 at 11:48 PM

Superb image, David. The essence of grace and elegance. The low angle and the wispy tufts of grass really set of the Egret.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 5, 2011 at 12:11 AM

Exceptionally nice, David. This has a spare elegance that is very appealing.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 5, 2011 at 12:28 AM

Excellent light on a beautifully exposed subject- simply an elegant and serene composition Dave, just lovely.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 5, 2011 at 8:55 AM

An exceptional image in every way Dave. I agree with at least four others who have used the word "elegant" to apply to this image. I love everything about this photo. Superbly done.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 5, 2011 at 5:06 PM

The lighting and colors are great here David, I also like how the grass seems to be spread evenly about the bottom.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on July 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Very Nice, Dave. Really like the soft side light in this. Well Done!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 6, 2011 at 2:31 AM

What stunning light David. Like the raised foot

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 6, 2011 at 5:26 PM

Wow David, I really like the overall composition on this one, excellent detail all the way through, good job on those difficult whites, the pose and background add the finishing touch, the larger image was a pleasure to view, way to go.

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

Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 7, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Beautiful soft light image. Snowys are hard not to be lovely in any setting, but I really like the minimalist ground going on here.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments