Egret with Scarlet Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted July 16, 2014256 views14 comments

A shot from our Trinidad and Tobago tour. I liked how the one egret stuck out in the group of ibis and positioned my camera so I had both the best background and the egret toward one side of the frame. At this point the light was pretty low as you can see from the techs. Taken from a tripod in a boat. This one is best viewed larger.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1.4x 1/50 F6.3, iso 3200, full frame

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14 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 16, 2014 at 5:48 PM

Cool shot Nate-love the contrast of the lone Egret from the Scarlets.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 16, 2014 at 7:53 PM

There's one in every crowd. What a neat picture!

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 16, 2014 at 8:08 PM

Very cool image! I love seeing the beautiful scarlet color of the all the ibis. The egret really stands out in the crowd!

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Comment posted by Bill Berry on July 16, 2014 at 9:29 PM

Makes finding Waldo easy. Love the contrast of the white against the red and green.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on July 16, 2014 at 10:27 PM

Incredible, Nate. Gotta get down there one of these trips.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 16, 2014 at 10:40 PM

Hey Nate,

Pretty darned cool! In a perfect world I guess one could ask for non-overlap between the Egret and the Ibises behind it, but that's asking a whole lot! Very striking as posted.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 16, 2014 at 11:10 PM

Very cool comp and well seen Nate, I do agree with Brad that ideally I wish there wasn't any overlap, but that is me getting very nit picky...love the concept and execution as presented as well.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 16, 2014 at 11:28 PM

Caroni Swamp at sunset? One of the most stunning birding destinations on the planet. Nicely done, Nate.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 17, 2014 at 1:46 PM

Man, that Scarlet ibis is something else. Very cool contrast between the two species here, Nate.

Max

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on July 18, 2014 at 4:42 AM

Tough shot Nate.
Getting th exposure right so that you have enough detail in the red ibis's and avoid blowing out the white on the egret. Good job.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on July 18, 2014 at 10:07 AM

Let me add my praise too!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on July 18, 2014 at 5:24 PM

What a neat capture Nate. The fact that you captured this in a boat with only 1/50 shutter speed speaks volumes. Way to go!!! The crop is perfect. The overlapping birds don't really bother me and I didn't even notice it until I read some of the other reviews. I gotta get there one of these trips.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2014 at 12:10 PM

A very cool group shot, Nate. Looks like something the stock photo folks would really like.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 22, 2014 at 8:15 AM

Spectacular contrast Nate

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