Cattle Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted May 18, 2013171 views17 comments

From Jefferson Island this morning. There were LOADS of birds there, and the Cattle Egret were the predominate species, along with lots of Roseates and a mix of Snowies and Little blues. I always like to find these in their breeding colors. This one was in slightly subdued light. Full frame, larger image included.

E-5 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I GT2531, ISO 400 1/500 f6.3 -0.7EV

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 18, 2013 at 3:45 PM

As good as I've ever seen for this species! In addition to the breeding colors on the egret you've found a terrific natural setting to show off the bird without distracting clutter.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 18, 2013 at 4:00 PM

This species is really a stunner in breeding plumage. Very nice image Bill. Love the overall comp and the lifted crest. Great setting too.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 18, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Bill,
Well done on this image, impressive in all respects . . .

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on May 18, 2013 at 4:41 PM

Can't fault it, and beautifully processed too. Excellent work, Bill

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 18, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Terrific image!! Striking , true breeding colours, great pose with crest raised, and nturl, non-distracting BG.
Very well-done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 19, 2013 at 2:31 AM

Bill,

Ridiculously good colours on this one, and marvelous detail.I am especially pleased to see an image from an Olympus camera, my favourites from the good old days.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 19, 2013 at 4:10 AM

Love that flared head crest. Sweet Photo of this beauty Bill

Great pose and wonderful details.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 19, 2013 at 6:39 AM

Hi Bill, the lush green BKG habitat really sets of this subject extremely well. Nice position in frame and I like the body posture, that crown is excellent.

Looking at the image and applying a Luminosity channels adjustment layer (purely for the subject), adjusting that with a mask and then pulling back the Cyan & Blue really pulls out more of the plumage especially in the whites giving better detail and depth to the subject and does justice to what you captured.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 19, 2013 at 7:48 AM

I love how the bird and perch just pop from the rest of the setting. Excellent comp. Really nicely seen and captured! Sharon

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 19, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Beautiful job capturing this egret's gorgeous colors and how well it contrast with the surrounding habitat!

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 19, 2013 at 4:09 PM

It's all been said Bill, I concur. A high quality image.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 19, 2013 at 7:07 PM

Wonderful colors and the whites are handled well nice!

Ray

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on May 20, 2013 at 5:34 AM

Nice shot with pose and green BG. TFS.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 20, 2013 at 1:48 PM

A wonderful image with the breeding colors, pose, perch and setting, excellent shot, way to go.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 21, 2013 at 4:30 PM

One of the best i've seen of this beautiful species.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on May 30, 2013 at 7:09 AM

Bill, as I said in my last post, I haven't been active on this forum for a,while, so I missed this post. Looks like great minds think alike - stunning image, very well done. I know how hard it is to get a great composition at Jefferson Island, congratulations on your success.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 5, 2013 at 7:20 PM

Very good details & exposure Bill, the egret stands out well in this setting also..
Beautiful shot!

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