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Gallery: AvianPosted July 14, 201695 views5 comments

This Great Egret just finished up the morning hunt for breakfast at South Cove in Old Saybrook, Ct. The photo is cropped by 30% and I made some shadow, clarity and vibrance adjustment to it in Lightroom 5.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 07/10/16, 8:46:29 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Spot Metering, Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 640
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011, Focal Length 400.0mm
Image Quality RAW, AF Mode AI Servo AF

Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Hrishi Nulkar on July 14, 2016 at 6:47 PM

Nice action shot. I love the pose in flight. You captured the moment perfectly. I just think the vegetation in the background is distracting from the main subject. If it was blurred more (with a lower f/stop), the bird would have stood out more against the backdrop. I am guessing the distance between the bird and that grass is not a whole lot, but maybe a lower POV could have helped as well. Good shot though.

Registered on July 12, 2016, 10 Posts, 17 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 14, 2016 at 8:33 PM

You certainly have nice detail on the egret. I agree that the background is a little distracting. Perhaps you could do a tilt shift blur in Photoshop and soften up the image a bit.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 16, 2016 at 5:29 PM

Hi Hrishi & David
I was about 60 yards form the Egret. I brought down the vegetation and that helped bring out the Egret.
Thank for the comments.
Peter

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 16, 2016 at 7:12 PM

I like the launching down-wing pose of the egret, Peter. I think you did well with the back/side lighting. I think darkening the background a bit will help here.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 18, 2016 at 8:08 PM

Nice take-off position, Peter and a good job on the exposure. It looks like the focus was on the wing, though usually at f/8 and adequate distance for this species that doesn't matter much. However, the head does look a little soft. I might be tempted to try toning down the highlights in the bg. Oops. Just noticed the repost-much nicer.

devil

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