Oh No

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2012162 views9 comments

I was culling out images from last year and I found this one which I clipped the rear end of the Egret. It was sharp enough that just before I trashed it, I decided to see if I could make an image out of it. We this eating portrait is what I came up with.

7D with 500mm on tripod
AV mode
Exposure Comp at - 1/3
ISO 200
1/1600 at f / 7.1

Comments and critiques are appreciated

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 2, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Harry,
I'm glad you did not trash this one. Very nice portrait of the Egret and the little Cat Fish. The shadow on the water below is also a nice touch. Good Save . . .

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on September 2, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Nice timing. Wish for a closer crop.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on September 2, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Pretty neat shot, Harry. San Joaquin? I think I may know this bird.

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Comment posted by Karon Welter on September 2, 2012 at 3:51 PM

Great timing in catching this at just the right second! I like the blue background in surrounding the fish.......really accents the details of the catch! Love it!

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on September 2, 2012 at 4:09 PM

Good save! Definitely worth it. I like getting such a great look at the prey as well as predator.

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Comment posted by Toya Heatley on September 2, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Love it!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 2, 2012 at 11:33 PM

I'm very glad you saved this one, Skip. The eye contact with both predator and prey is priceless. Excellent image. I also like the shadow on the water.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on September 3, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Nice capture of the behavior but I would crop tighter from the left and bottom.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 5, 2012 at 12:16 AM

Hey Skip,
Nice job of seeing something the second time around that you missed the first time around. Nice composition, good detail, and lunch to boot. Great job Skip. Hope you are doing well.

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