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Great Egret

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Posted by Mike Rubin on March 14, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Great Egret
Great Egret at Lema Ranch in Redding, CA
D300 500VR 1.4TC Monopod
Posted by Reno DiTullio on March 14, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Beautiful, Mike. Looks a tab dark to me though, would like to see the whites a little brighter.
Posted by Mike Rubin on March 14, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Thanks Reno-I agree it looks a little dark. I was tying to keep the whites in the neck from getting too hot and the lower part of the bird got kind of dark.
Posted by Greg Cope on March 14, 2010 at 11:20 PM
I love those display feathers, and what a great pose! Always found exposures on these birds tough, and the exposure here looks great. Agree with Reno about bringing the whites up a tad, but I'd suggest being conservative in doing so to retain the detail in those feathers.