Reddish Egret - Estero

Posted by Parrothead Pete on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:39 am

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Another shot from last Friday at the lagoon. This is my favorite. This shot is a major crop from the original since at web resolution, it does not have the same effect. Still, with this major cropping, the image is still dang sharp.

EOS 20D w/Canon 400 5.6L

Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: 580EX External E-TTL High speed sync
Flash exposure compensation: -2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 200

converted with Adobe Raw Converter 2.4; processed and sharpened in photoshop cs.

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by Parrothead Pete on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:40 am

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here's the original shot w/o cropping...

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by gigo on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:46 am

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wow someone got low

great shot

- looks like you had fun there

keep posting them

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:12 am

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Mike good choice of crop here. Works well for web. The drops are great.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:22 am

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An excellent crop but the original ain't bad either

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by Michael Dossett on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:33 pm

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Great shot, both of them! The drops really add a lot to this.

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by Jim Neiger on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:41 pm

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I like the cropped version. The drops of water and sweet bg add a lot. Very nice image!

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:15 pm

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Pete:

Very intelligent and creative crop. A little flat on my monitor, I increased contrast a little bit.

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by Parrothead Pete on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:41 pm

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Thanks Juan, big difference after your contrast boost.

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by Fabs Forns on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:42 pm

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Lovely colors Mike, I'm glad you are going lower, it does make a difference

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by Parrothead Pete on Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:51 pm

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fabiolad wrote:Lovely colors Mike, I'm glad you are going lower, it does make a difference

Fab, I've not had a problem getting down low, the problem is that I'm not always dressed for the occasion. Remember, sometimes I go shooting in a shirt, tie, and slacks. I had a change of clothes at Estero so I was ready for the mud....

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:13 pm

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Both shots are lovely, Mike.

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:48 pm

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Sweet stuff Mike. I love em' both.

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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:38 pm

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I much prefer the un-cropped version ...

The cropped one had lost all the fine detail in the plumage if you care to look closely.

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by Georgina Salup on Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:17 am

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Mike: I like both shots. The drops of water are great! I personally like to see once in a while a complete bird and not only a headshot. To get low when you are not dressed (or like in my case, in shape, to later get up) I bought a tiny portable chair like the one AlexC uses sometime. Now my pictures are lower without great effort. Very beautiful shot!

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