Great Egret and fish for breakfast.

[cybertec69]

A few from the other day. I was sitting on a rock at the edge of the pond, sat there for a little while as the bird started to feel comfortable with my presence "there was like 15-20 Great Egrets and a few Snowy Egrets at my local watering hole, the bird was 10-15 yards from me and started caring less about me being there, it's concentration was on it's breakfast.

1. Waiting patiently.

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2. Attack mode.

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3. Success.

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4. A little shake and bake.

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5. It looks dark in here says the fish.

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6. It sure does, doesn't it says the Egret, gulp.

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Thanks for looking.

 

[alexf]

Great set.
Excellent control of the whites (clouds helped I guess),

 

[cybertec69]

Great set.
Excellent control of the whites (clouds helped I guess),

Thank you, it was a bit overcast, but still too much light, I bumped up the shutter speed to 4000 at f 6.3, and under exposed by -1/3 EV, also did some adjustment in PP using DXO and Affinity Photo. DXO Clear View Plus can be a life saver for over exposed shots "to a certain extend", especially with lighter tones.

This is with no PP.

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[dossy]

Whatever you did, John, the tones and detail are beautiful. Here in Florida we pray for overcast!

 

[cybertec69]

Whatever you did, John, the tones and detail are beautiful. Here in Florida we pray for overcast!

Thank you, we have the same problem here with white birds. You just need to underexpose a bit and bump up the shutter speed. I take a few shots and then make my adjustments accordingly.

 

[Louis Champan]

Very well done.

 

[Jeff1]

Great action series! Jeff

 

[cybertec69]

Very well done.

Thank you Louis

Great action series! Jeff

Thank you Jeff.

 

[Allan]

Good series. I like 3 the best due to fish position. Water drops add a lot to all.

 

[cybertec69]

Good series. I like 3 the best due to fish position. Water drops add a lot to all.

Thank you Allan.

 

[Randy]

great clarity and peak action

 

[cybertec69]

great clarity and peak action

Thank you Randy.

 

[cybertec69]

Some B&W conversions, with some slight vignetting, and white border frame.

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[drr1531]

Really an excellent set, John. The isolation, that lovely water and the action make for some great shots. Really nicely done.

 

[cybertec69]

Really an excellent set, John. The isolation, that lovely water and the action make for some great shots. Really nicely done.

Thank you Dan.