Great Egret fishing

Posted by alibenn on Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:13 pm

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Hi all,

Continuing the theme from my previous post, this time with the big cousin. this bird had just "pranced" half way across the pool to lunge at this fish...

1Ds 500/4 1.4x 1/5000 @ f7.1 Evaluative -1 1/3 ISO 400.

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Alister

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by matt kuchta on Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:20 pm

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Beautiful color shapes and patterns. The lack of a discernable 'eye' makes this much more abstract than your others, but I think it gets all the energy it needs from the strong diagonal of the wing and neck - coupled with the neck splash.

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by cartgate on Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:21 pm

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I find this most intriguing and beautiful as well. Love those water ripple reflections off the wings. Well done!

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by mrhughj on Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:03 pm

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Very, very dramatic, Alister!!!!

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by Ligia on Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:10 pm

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Gorgeous compositon, exposure and time of day to get this shot. However, I would prefer to see the eyes of the bird.

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by Colin Inman on Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:45 pm

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Really strong image Alister, the action coupled with the dramatic pose & lighting make this work even though the eye isn't visible.

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by Steve Roman on Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:31 pm

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Dramatic capture Alister, like it :)

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by KK Hui on Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:32 pm

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A dark bg and the orange brown water color provide a dramatic look to it. Placing the stretched wing tip toward the upper left corner in the frame is particularly pleasing here ...
Another great timing shot, Alister! :roll:

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by Ofer Levy on Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:38 pm

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It will be very difficult to beat the first image from this series...

I wish the head could be seen.

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by AForns on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:19 pm

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Alister ...... your are Sick

This is Phenomenal !!!! :) :)

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by Arthur Morris on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:28 pm

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Another wonderful image, but this time the metering makes sense to me!

best, artie

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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:37 pm

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A beautiful capture - seeing the egret's eye would've made a great shot even better.

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by Kim Steininger on Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:54 am

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Wow what action you captured! Great lighting and I love the water color. Would also prefer to see the bird's eye but still a very cool shot Alister!

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by Dan Wolin on Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:24 am

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Beautiful shot - the lighting is excellent as is the action. Very nice.

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by Mike Wilson on Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:00 pm

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Killer light again here Alister and taken at the decisive moment.

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by ebkw on Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:51 am

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Very dramatic, Alister. The well-exposed bird against the dark background is very effective as is the pose and your composition.

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