Late Afternoon Reddish Egret, Florida

[bobbyv]

Almost made it all the home after work yesterday when I saw this Reddish near Matanzas Inlet. He was in a low tide mud flat with NO fish or shrimp so I'm not sure why he was even there. Filtered light with some fog in the air and I was laying in the mud.

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[Bear Dale]

Terrific shot Bobby and being so low really made the shot stand out...laying in the mud was worth it

 

[Allan]

Low, great angle, great control of highlights!

 

[JW53]

Sweet shot, love the exposure and isolation of subject from the background.

 

[jhorton]

Very nice exposure.

What do you use to support your camera/lens while lying down?

 

[Louis Champan]

Terrific shot Bobby, that low angle sure makes a difference.

 

[Randy]

Isn’t that one of them there whiteish egrets

 

[bobbyv]

Isn’t that one of them there whiteish egrets

Technically it's a Whitish Egret.

 

[bobbyv]

Very nice exposure.

What do you use to support your camera/lens while lying down?

Thanks. I use high tech...elbows. Like shooting a rifle in the prone position. I only use tripods when shooting video or night stuff.

 

[bobbyv]

Terrific shot Bobby and being so low really made the shot stand out...laying in the mud was worth it

Thanks, BUT, I was laying in the mud with my work khakis and my City of St. Augustine shirt. The pants, and my elbows, were caked.

 

[bobbyv]

Low, great angle, great control of highlights!

Thanks Allan, and it wasn't even DeSoto.

 

[mood]

beautiful angle as mentioned

 

[Mitchell]

Stunning! I like the texture you've captured in the white plumage. Perfect lighting.