Great Egret Portrait

Gallery: AvianPosted November 7, 2016128 views4 comments

When David and I were at Ridgefield our day on the driving route started and ended with Great Egrets. This one was the start. The end was watching one figure out what to do with a salamander (it finally got it down, I think). Unfortunately that one was in such low light and at a distance, so I really didn't end up with anything much worth posting, though I saved a few frames to try and salvage. I liked the side lighting on this one and I finally found a use for an 11x14 crop ratio.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, beanbag on car window, f/8, 1/4000, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 10.7 MP before resizing. Taken at 9:43 AM on November 4th.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 7, 2016 at 9:28 PM

This is beautiful. The lighting is wonderful. The detail is perfect. It's one of the classic poses of Great Egrets.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 8, 2016 at 12:13 AM

I like the pensive look of the egret Dennis, and I love the soft details in the feathers. Nice work to keep the detail with all that white to work with.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on November 8, 2016 at 9:16 AM

Good portrait. I like the detail in the feathers and I think the BG works well. Would like just a bit more detail in the top of the egrets head if possible. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on November 8, 2016 at 7:21 PM

Very nicely done. The Egret really stands out well against the background. You have done a really good job of getting the exposure correct here. These are amongst the most difficult birds to properly expose. Nice composition and superb detail.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments