Scratching Egret

Gallery: AvianPosted May 2, 20181,993 views6 comments

A snowy egret from the Dallas rookery. I like the uplifted leg on this one. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/500s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 200

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on May 2, 2018 at 11:20 AM

Nice action pose. Love the breeding plumage. Whites look just right. If you were inclined, you could remove the greenery in the lower right?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 2, 2018 at 10:53 PM

A lovely pose, Jerry, and I like the side lighting on this. The curved perch works very well, but I think in this case I'd get rid of the oof greenery.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 4, 2018 at 2:25 PM

Very nice Jerry. I would vote to remove the green also. I really like the curved perch and the scratching leg. White look great.

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on May 4, 2018 at 3:18 PM

Absolutely beautiful, Jerry. The detail in that breeding plumage is super, and the whites are right on. I too would vote for the greenery to go, if possible. Just love that curved perch too.

Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on May 6, 2018 at 6:27 PM

Like the pose and the light on this. Nice behavior. I would also remove the greenery.

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

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 7, 2018 at 10:14 PM

nice pose and soft light. I agree about cloning out the green leaves in the BG. Still nice work Jerry!

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