Nesting

Gallery: AvianPosted March 28, 2014280 views12 comments

Cattle Egret with sticks for it's nest
Sanibel Island, FL, March 2014
D800
500mm
1/3200 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 640
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1
Flash: Off

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 28, 2014 at 3:29 PM

WOW! Sandy this is sweet. This is one of the best cattle egret flight shots I've seen in a long time. Love the water background. It makes the egret POP. You froze the wings and it is tack sharp. Well done.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on March 28, 2014 at 4:07 PM

Amazingly sharp for an in-flight photo. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 28, 2014 at 4:32 PM

Another one you nailed Sandy. No nits here.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 28, 2014 at 4:41 PM

Jerry said what I intended to say, so I will content myself with admiring the control of the whites.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 28, 2014 at 5:27 PM

Nice flight shot Sandy. The egret shows well against the dark background. Florida egrets sure seeme to have more colorful breeding plumages than those on the west coast. Dave

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 28, 2014 at 7:50 PM

Excellent. Good detail, great exposure, nice timing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 28, 2014 at 7:52 PM

Beautiful flight shot, Sandy. You really took advantage of Florida.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 29, 2014 at 12:19 AM

Sweet flight capture Sandy. I like the top side view, love that eye, nice wing positions too. Excellent exposure work.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 29, 2014 at 7:04 AM

A real gem Sandy - very well exposed, great pose and that eye.... The stick is the icing on the cake. Great work

, Hans

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Comment posted by William Bickle on March 29, 2014 at 10:32 AM

Hello Sandy

Nice in flight capture

Bill

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 29, 2014 at 12:38 PM

Great job on the whites and the egret pops very nicely from the dark background -- nice touch to get the nesting material - -lot to like about this one

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 31, 2014 at 9:35 PM

Looks so good it must be an oil painting.

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