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Ninja Egret

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted April 6, 2014137 views15 comments
I caught this Great Egret doing his best impression of a ninja as he landed in the tree tops. Taken at the Dallas rookery on the campus of the Southwestern Medical Center. Photo processed using Photoshop CS3, NeatImage and LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f7.1
1/1250 s
ISO 320
Focal Length 200mm

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 6, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Super title Jerry. Crazy good posture you captured, and it is sharp where it matters and just enough motion blur in the wings. I like this composition as well. How nice to have birds like this in an urban environment to view and photograph!
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 6, 2014 at 12:07 PM
A whimsical pose with the feathers in that position. Nicely captured.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 6, 2014 at 12:11 PM
Great shot, which brings a smile to my face.. Great job on the exposure. Cheers, Hans
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 6, 2014 at 12:14 PM
Great pose, Jerry. Detail looks good.

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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 6, 2014 at 1:20 PM
Very cool pose, Jerry! Great capture of the action.
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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 6, 2014 at 6:54 PM
Love it !
Every thing about right. .
Good stuff.
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 7, 2014 at 3:29 AM
Jerry,
What a pose! :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 7, 2014 at 7:02 AM
Super capture Jerry.
terrific colours and detail and the landing pose is great :toast:
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 7, 2014 at 10:36 AM
Great timing on this one Barb....love the pose.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 7, 2014 at 12:21 PM
I agree Jerry, this Egret does look somewhat 'Ninja-ish' :wink:
Very cool pose, excellent exposure & stop-action detail :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 7, 2014 at 8:54 PM
Great action shot Jerry. You captured an awesome pose. Very nice job with the exposure.
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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on April 8, 2014 at 3:26 AM
Excellent pose, he looks so happy, Nice white work. TFS.
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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 8, 2014 at 7:35 PM
Delightful! Sharon
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on April 9, 2014 at 12:13 AM
Fantastic shot :toast: :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 9, 2014 at 6:53 PM
Awesome flight action you captured Jerry. Excellent details.
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