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Aerial Acrobatics

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted April 24, 2013320 views11 comments
Snowy Egret
Florida

D800
500mm
Subject dist: 20m
1/2000 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: +1/3
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Hand-held

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on April 24, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Nice gymnastics in the air. Well frozen.
Registered on July 31, 2008, 43 Posts, 331 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Fricke on April 24, 2013 at 2:45 PM
Great capture of the egret in such an interesting position. I like the trail of water drops coming off it's feet as well.
Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments
Comment posted by John Sherman on April 24, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Terrific capture, pose and spot-on exposure. I like the swampy background - adds to the mood. I might lose a tad off the top as my eye got a bit lost up there. Was your spot reading off the bird while perched? If so, is +1/3 your adjustment of choice for a white bird?
Registered on March 10, 2013, 31 Posts, 142 Comments
Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on April 24, 2013 at 5:05 PM
Excellent capture, a tricky exposure very well executed. Kudos!
Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Harris on April 24, 2013 at 7:43 PM
I love Snowy Egrets, I love well exposed white birds with darker backgrounds, I love action images, I love BIF images and I love Sandy Richard images.

So this image has it all for me.
Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 24, 2013 at 10:19 PM
Excellent. I love the position, falling drops of water, dark background.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 24, 2013 at 11:39 PM
Wonderful dynamic pose, Sandy, and a nice sharp flight image. Exposure looks spot on. An excellent image.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 24, 2013 at 11:51 PM
I like the unique position of the flight and the water trail is what sends this over the top for me. Nice work Sandy.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 25, 2013 at 3:47 AM
Awesome Flight Capture Sandy :eek: Great wing position, I really like the flying water drops and spread toe's too.

Florida sure was good to you, an excellent collection of beautiful photos. Nice Work!!!

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 25, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Wonderful shot Nancy, I like the flight pose with wing position and this has a interesting contrast between bird and background, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 25, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Great action capture Sandy. Nice dark textured background shows off the white bird beautifully.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments