Cattle Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted May 28, 2013151 views12 comments

Cattle Egret in breeding plumage from a rookery near New Iberia, Louisiana. This image was captured last weekend on a bright overcast day providing a nice soft creamy light. I haven't been around much lately, but looking forward to sharing some of my work from this spring along the Gulf Coast.

1Dx, 600, 1.4x, 7.1, 1/500, ISO 1250

40% of original

C&C welcome

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12 comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 28, 2013 at 9:55 PM

I love the colors on these egrets. You did a wonderful job capturing him with the great lighting, congrats on a fine photo!

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on May 28, 2013 at 10:17 PM

Wonderful image, Randy. He gave you a nice pose and you captured the colors and detail nicely. Speaks well for the camera to get such a nice photo with 60% thrown away. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 28, 2013 at 10:48 PM

Love the color and detail Randy, but what I like best is the comp. How the leaves seem to frame him and open up behind him to still provide a clean BG. Nice shot.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 28, 2013 at 11:23 PM

Beautiful breeding plumage and I like the way the bird is framed, Randy. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dan King on May 29, 2013 at 1:58 AM

Beautiful capture, I love the soft lighting and the details of this Egret.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 29, 2013 at 2:51 AM

Randy,

Wonderful details and colours on this, plus a perfect pose, with vegetation in just the right places

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 29, 2013 at 8:01 AM

Beautiful soft light Mike. Really like the way the bunches of leaves are at different distances

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on May 29, 2013 at 5:56 PM

Absolutely gorgeous ! Great details and I love the soft, creamy lighting.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on May 29, 2013 at 6:15 PM

Sweet shot, Randy! Just curious, is this at Jefferson Island? I was there a few weeks ago and there were LOTS of Cattle egret and a good number of Roseates.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on May 29, 2013 at 6:22 PM

Thank you all for your kind comments - yes Bill, this is Jefferson Island, as you said the primary birds are Cattle Egrets but there are a fair number of Snowy Egret, Little Blue Herron and a good number of Roseate Spoonbills. It's a fun place to shoot, but can be tough to isolate clean shots - I was lucky on this one.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 29, 2013 at 11:08 PM

I like the framing, hairdo and eye contact here Randy

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 30, 2013 at 12:51 PM

Lush colors and excellent detial make tihs a fine image as posted.

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