Hunting the lagoon

Gallery: AvianPosted July 30, 20181,192 views5 comments

This Egret was photographed on a very clouded day in the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, Solana Beach, CA. The town is dredging the sand from the lagoon to rebuild the Solana Beaches. This action has renewed a feeding ground Egret and Heron.
The shot was cropped by 15% and I adjusted the blacks, clarity and saturation, in LightRoom 5.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 06/03/18 14:33:02
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Evaluative Metering,
Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 400
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011, Focal Length 450.0mm
Image Quality RAW, AF Mode AI Servo AF.
Thank you for stopping by
Peter

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 30, 2018 at 8:54 PM

Excellent detail in the Egret, Peter. With that gray sand it looks like a Black and White image. The exposure looks good to me and I really like the pose.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 31, 2018 at 9:49 AM

Hi Dennis
Ask and you shall receive.
Peter

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 31, 2018 at 12:51 PM

I prefer the color image because the tiny bit of golden color around the eye adds nice contrast to the otherwise monochromatic image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 31, 2018 at 3:03 PM

Really nice!
I prefer the one with the naturally-coloured, yellow beak.
The beak gets lost in both images; I'm not sure what could be done. .
Perhaps lightening the sand directly behind the beak?
At any rate, a really fine image!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 31, 2018 at 9:15 PM

Hi Peter,

Comp looks good and I do not have a preference over color vs BW versions. I would clone out the curved stem in the upper LH corner or crop it tighter.. Well done......................Jim

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