Egret Fly by

Gallery: AvianPosted December 1, 2011105 views4 comments

I had a wonderful morning at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA. The light was good and a lot of bird activity. I went to one of the duck ponds and I noticed this egret coming my way so I had enough time to lower my compensation to - 2/3 from my flight setup. I got three images in full frame and this is the one I liked best (really my wife liked it best) so I am posting it.

11-30-2011 at 7:34 a.m.
7D with 500mm
Tripod
1/2000 at f / 5.0
ISO 320
EV - 2/3
basic RAW conversion adjustments to JPEG in LR3 and web prep in CS5

C&Cs are appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on December 2, 2011 at 6:43 AM

Nice flight shot
The whites look a little blown on my monitor

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 2, 2011 at 9:25 PM

Beautiful egret flight image, Harry. Very, very clear and sharp.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 3, 2011 at 3:20 PM

Excellent shot Harry. Wonderful light and a great egret capture!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 3, 2011 at 11:36 PM

Good reaction after spotting this egret heading your way and getting this full frame shot, wonderful job on handling the whites for a nice contrast, way to go.

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