Reddish Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted October 20, 2013114 views5 comments

September 8, 2013 Bolsa Chica Wetlands Wildlife Preserve, Huntington Beach, California This is the same bird I posted several weeks ago tossing a fish into its mouth.

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm 1.4TC 850mm 1/1250 f/8 ISO400 White Balance Auto Tripod with Wimberley Gimbal Processed in CS6, NIK and Lightroom.

Comments welcome

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 20, 2013 at 8:17 PM

A good example of "shadow stalking", which this species is noted for. I like this a lot, Patrick. The bird is well and correctly positioned in a thirds comp; the detail in the large image is great; I just wish the bank occupied less of the photo.

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Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on October 20, 2013 at 10:15 PM

Nice sharp capture of the bird. I like the pose too with the foot out of the water.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 21, 2013 at 1:19 AM

Patrick,
Wonderful pose on this one

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 21, 2013 at 4:29 PM

Dramatic and cool lighting in this Patrick, it almost looks flashed. I agree that the bank is a little bit dominant, I would crop about half of it out. Nice action

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on October 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Wonderful, Patrick.
I liked this image a lot. Very nice details on the large version.

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