Gallery: AvianPosted September 7, 20154,465 views9 comments
Going through my files I found this photo that I never posted. Taken at Connetquot River State Park, Long Island on 11/12/2004.
Canon 10D, EF 300/4L, ISO 400, f/4 @ 1/250. This is full frame minus a small crop off the top.
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9 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 7, 2015 at 2:59 PM
Boy, a 10D, that is going back to the dark ages, Jim. Lovely composition and the perch is just great. I always like preening poses and this one is excellent.
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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on September 7, 2015 at 3:46 PM
Yes, that 10D was my first DSLR and it's way behind my current 50D in terms of image quality. But even the 50D is entering the dark ages compared to the latest and greatest.
Thanks for taking a look and commenting!
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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on September 7, 2015 at 4:01 PM
I think I remember going to this place when I was working for a NY company. Great exposure on this one, Jim. The whites are clean, the perch is really nice, and the comp puts the bird in the right spot. You could even take a touch off of the right side while still keeping the broken branch and it would still work. Nice.
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 7, 2015 at 8:13 PM
Nice job on the whites Jim. Exposure and comp look great. Well shot!
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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on September 7, 2015 at 8:57 PM
Jerry, CRSP is on the north side of Sunrise Highway (Rt 27) just east of where it intersects Southern State Parkway. I spent a lot of time there with mostly 35mm slides to show for it. I like your suggestion of taking a sliver off the right side of this one.
Thanks to all for commenting!
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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on September 8, 2015 at 6:23 PM
Very pleasing image, Jim. Any other jewels dark and deep in the archives? What I call slide mining, going deep into the files to see what gems I may have overlooked.
The 10D was also my first digital camera. Drug it to Africa and used it only when I thought I'd shot enough film on a subject. In JPG no less (old dog, new trick syndrome). Even at that it captured a weekly pick in wildlife a few years back during my first stint at NPN. TFS.
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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 9, 2015 at 4:19 PM
................Jim, I missed this one earlier. Lovely and a bit stoic portraiture of this gorgeous Egret......
btw: I was a L.I. transplant from the Huntington Station & Northport / East Northport area as a kid. Can't say I know my way around back there anymore as I've not visited since the mid 60's now. I use to fish with my grandfather off Montauk Pt. as teen. We were never skunked on any outing as we caught lots of flukes and flounders......
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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 10, 2015 at 5:19 PM
Jim:
The egret stands out against the dark background. Techs look great and the pose is interesting. I also like the comp but wonder if the image will look better without the background branch. I considered the 10D at one point, but by the time I decided on digital the 40D was out
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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on September 10, 2015 at 7:05 PM
I also like the comp but wonder if the image will look better without the background branch.
Govind, I considered that too but decided to leave the OOF branches at the top in - mostly because my PS skills would have probably made it worse.
I still have my 10D!
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9 commentsBoy, a 10D, that is going back to the dark ages, Jim. Lovely composition and the perch is just great. I always like preening poses and this one is excellent.
Yes, that 10D was my first DSLR and it's way behind my current 50D in terms of image quality. But even the 50D is entering the dark ages compared to the latest and greatest.
Thanks for taking a look and commenting!
I think I remember going to this place when I was working for a NY company. Great exposure on this one, Jim. The whites are clean, the perch is really nice, and the comp puts the bird in the right spot. You could even take a touch off of the right side while still keeping the broken branch and it would still work. Nice.
Nice job on the whites Jim. Exposure and comp look great. Well shot!
Jerry, CRSP is on the north side of Sunrise Highway (Rt 27) just east of where it intersects Southern State Parkway. I spent a lot of time there with mostly 35mm slides to show for it. I like your suggestion of taking a sliver off the right side of this one.
Thanks to all for commenting!
Very pleasing image, Jim. Any other jewels dark and deep in the archives? What I call slide mining, going deep into the files to see what gems I may have overlooked.
The 10D was also my first digital camera. Drug it to Africa and used it only when I thought I'd shot enough film on a subject. In JPG no less (old dog, new trick syndrome). Even at that it captured a weekly pick in wildlife a few years back during my first stint at NPN. TFS.
btw: I was a L.I. transplant from the Huntington Station & Northport / East Northport area as a kid. Can't say I know my way around back there anymore as I've not visited since the mid 60's now. I use to fish with my grandfather off Montauk Pt. as teen. We were never skunked on any outing as we caught lots of flukes and flounders......
Jim:
The egret stands out against the dark background. Techs look great and the pose is interesting. I also like the comp but wonder if the image will look better without the background branch. I considered the 10D at one point, but by the time I decided on digital the 40D was out
Govind, I considered that too but decided to leave the OOF branches at the top in - mostly because my PS skills would have probably made it worse.
I still have my 10D!