Motif: Snowy Egret Fishing


Posted by Jimmy G on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:20 pm

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This Snowy Egret was fishing by disturbing the water with the end of it's bill.

Canon 10D 500mm f4 2x, Tripod Ball head Leveling head Sidekick, Manual exposure using incident meter -1 1/800 @ f10, Manual focus.
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by Terence P. Brashear on Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:25 pm
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Beautiful image Jimmy!!!!

Looks like it is stirring the water with it beak. Nice technicals and wonderful light.

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by KK Hui on Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:07 pm
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Excellent light and sharpness ... intense, Jimmy! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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by NDCheryl on Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:27 pm
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Lovely image Jimmy. he seems to be touching the water so delicately.
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:06 pm
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Very pretty!
 

by Alan Murphy on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:23 pm
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I'm with Cheryl. You captured the delicate behavior here very well. Very sharp and beautifully exposed. Great comp too. The whole thing is awesome.
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by Dennis Olivero on Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:28 pm
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Jimmy: consistent, very consistent production of excellent images. Congrats AGAIN!
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by Jim Probst on Fri Sep 26, 2003 11:23 pm
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Jimmy,

The swirled water makes this image especially beautiful! Great work!
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by AlexC on Sat Sep 27, 2003 5:59 am
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The swirl and the ripples do it for me!!!!
Congrats!!! 8)
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by Ken Newcombe on Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:05 am
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Jimmy,

Very nice closeup, the water cooperated in this one.
 

by ajhand on Sat Sep 27, 2003 10:23 am
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Jimmy:

You could make a living off your feeding egret pictures. This is another great one.

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by Steve Mason on Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:29 am
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:shock: Absolutely gorgeous!!
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by Scott Allen on Sat Sep 27, 2003 3:04 pm
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This is a GREAT image. No nits here.
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Great light and shooting to you all!

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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Sep 27, 2003 5:19 pm
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I like the composition very much.
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by Bob Ettinger on Sat Sep 27, 2003 5:48 pm
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Jimmy,

You got it nailed.
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:20 pm
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:shock: :shock: :shock: I always wish that I can offer some suggestion for you but you don't usually leave much opportunity. :D Wonderful.
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