Great Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted June 14, 201370 views6 comments

Great Egret, Ardea alba.

There was some sun already, I had my TC 2x with me, trying to take some other photos when I saw this Great Egret.

Does this work for anyone?

Canon 7D, 300mm f/2.8 + TC 2x.
f/5.6, 1/3200, -2EV, ISO 400, @600mm

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 14, 2013 at 8:56 PM

Very nice. Love the black background. It makes the egret pop.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 15, 2013 at 7:13 AM

Works for me. First the plain background is so hard to find. You also have a beautiful subject on a natural perch. I like this a lot.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 15, 2013 at 7:03 PM

A wonderful pose and perch, Jefferson, and I like the black bg. My only nit is that some of the whites look hot. I don't know if you can bring any detail out in them or not.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 15, 2013 at 8:31 PM

I will echo the comments already made. The whites do look a bit hot, but I suspect there is good detail hidden there.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 16, 2013 at 7:42 AM

Thank you guys for your comments

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on June 16, 2013 at 9:06 AM

Beautiful image. I love the light on the Egret. The dark BG makes it pop just right. The detail is super. The most important thing I like is the behavior captured. Not a traditional Egret documentation portrait.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments