Snowy Egret Fledgling

Gallery: AvianPosted May 19, 2012208 views9 comments

Canon EOS 7D
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @123mm
5/18/2012 – 9:20:04 AM
1/640 sec
Manual
f/5.6
ISO 400
Handheld
Rookery at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Raw, LR3, CS5, rotated a bit and very small crop from the bottom, probably 98% of FF

I like the white bird against the dark green vegetation.

My main question is how do the whites look, but comments, opinions and suggestions on that or anything else would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 19, 2012 at 3:17 PM

The whites look fine to me, as does the image overall. I like the white against the green. Light looks soft and pleasing.

What marks separate a young Snowy Egret from a young Great Egret - I don't have any experience with them at this age.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 19, 2012 at 3:37 PM

Thanks, Richard.

I don't know the differences between Snowy Egrets and Great Egrets at this age. I just know what nest this one and its two siblings belong to. All the Great Egrets are either up very high in trees or are across the water in a tree. Only the Snowy Egrets are in trees closer to the boardwalk.

This one actually had a fourth sibling, much smaller, and it lived for so long, and I actually saw the mother feeding it once, that I really hoped it was going to make it, but yesterday, very sadly to me, it was no longer there. I wish I didn't have its image in my brain.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM

A cute shot and nice techs, Barbara. Perhaps a bit cramped on the left, but that's a matter of taste. I agree w ith your message below, but remember that these birds have lots of kids because so many of them do end up elsewhere in the food chain before they are adults.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on May 19, 2012 at 4:33 PM

IMHO the whites are just fine, some detail, no really washed out areas. Also, the sharpness is good as well as the overall composition. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 20, 2012 at 12:40 AM

I like the appearance of the whites on my monitor Barbara. Legs looks slightly unsharp perhaps, maybe a bit more sharpening. Nice tranquil mood to this image.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 20, 2012 at 4:31 AM

Barbara the whites look fine and are set off well against that dark bg,agree withgary re the feet but that is a tiny nit on what is a very nice image.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 20, 2012 at 10:29 AM

Nice exposure Barbara. Whites look good given the light. I would give the legs a feet a bit more sharpening if this were mine.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on May 20, 2012 at 6:06 PM

Barbara, I'm surprised that I've never seen the Snowy Egret Fledgling on the Gulf Coast of Texas. It looks as if the whites could be a bit brighter, and I think I'm seeing a slight color cast. Did you start out by setting your black and white point? I like the composition, and it's nice and sharp. I'm heading back to the High Island rookery again this week and I'll be looking for these.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 20, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Whites look fine, Barbara. A fun image.

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