Great Egret Take Off

Gallery: AvianPosted May 26, 201344 views3 comments

Taken at Lake Balboa in Van Nuys California with my Nikon D-300. ISO 200 1/1000 sec. @ f/6.7 Focal Length 116 mm. 70-300 Nikor zoom lens.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 26, 2013 at 10:38 AM

I like the way the sunlight backlights the left wing and water droplets off the feet. The foilage in the LLC takes away from the graceful image and if possible I would consider a crop of almost 50% off the top and left sides and then cloning out any remaining greenery. Just a thought!

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Comment posted by William Baer on May 26, 2013 at 11:20 AM

I thought the foliage added to the composition, but you are right, I was wrong. I was originally going to post this shot.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 26, 2013 at 4:36 PM

Nice timing, William. I like the slight through the wings and the splash of water in the LRC. Too bad it didn't take off toward you, but that's tough to control.

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