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Little Egret

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Posted by Phil Shaw on June 11, 2007 at 1:49 PM
Little Egret


Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Essex, UK

Canon EOS 1D3 + 600/f4IS, Groundpod with Wimberley Head WH1 from WWS hide.
Manual exposure mode - f8, 1/1250s, ISO 250, auto white balance.
RAW image processed in Adobe Camera Raw and sharpened in Photoshop CS3.

A shot from my 1D3.
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 11, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Hi Phil,
Beautiful bird and pose. I reckon you should desaturate the green background as its brightness brings it forward and makes it quite dominant IMHO.
Great shot though.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by John Chapman on June 11, 2007 at 2:56 PM
Very nice picture Phil. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Major Gilbert on June 11, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Hello Phil
Great looking bird and you look as though you have quite a low angle from that hide.
:toast:

Major.
Posted by Rob Ashton on June 11, 2007 at 4:33 PM
So Phil, you liking the new camera so far? This looks pretty good to me.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Paul Hillion on June 11, 2007 at 5:26 PM
What a fab shot of one of my favourite birds, focus, exposure everything spot on! I agree with Tim though on trying it with desaturating the green a bit.

Can I ask what type of WWS hide you're using and how you get on with it?

Cheers :toast:
Posted by Craig Churchill on June 11, 2007 at 5:26 PM
Hi Phil

Stunning lighting and the leg just raised showing the foot,brilliant!!
Was this from your low hide in the reeds?


Best Wishes

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Barrie Harwood on June 11, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Super photograph Phil though of course we have come to expect nothing less

Barrie :)
Posted by Philip Kirkham on June 11, 2007 at 6:55 PM
Does this mean you're happy with the new camera :smile: ?
Best wishes
Phil
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Posted by Tom_W on June 12, 2007 at 1:53 AM
Very nice, and the white have held well but I would echo Tims comments about the green saturation - a bit to luminenient.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 12, 2007 at 3:29 AM
Stunner-The yellow foot really adds to the image :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 12, 2007 at 4:24 AM
Superb capture - love it :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark sellings on June 12, 2007 at 10:20 AM
gorgeous shot and composition - no nits for me

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Mark
Posted by Graeme Lee on June 12, 2007 at 3:47 PM
It's all fine for me. Beautiful image Phil. Green doesn't bother me at all. Colours compliment each other :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on June 12, 2007 at 4:52 PM
Another stunner.
Posted by Rob Howard on June 12, 2007 at 5:24 PM
Hi Phil,

The BG does not bother me at all. Top notch shot in every way. Looks like your having fun with the new toy!

Regards

Rob
Posted by Justin on June 14, 2007 at 3:01 PM
A beautiful shot.
Two things that make this a bit special for me,other than the superb subject matter of course,are the raised foot and that gorgeous strip of background colour which IMHO really enhances the overall image and makes for a particularly attractive setting.
Superbly processed too.
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Posted by Nick Railton on June 16, 2007 at 6:13 AM
Phil, Really nice shot, the detail in the whites is amazing. Really shows what the M3 is capable of.

Where was it taken?

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Posted by Alan Bryant on June 16, 2007 at 10:56 AM
Oh yes thats great :cool:

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