Great Egret

lennyl · 14th July 2008

I was actually trying to shoot a group of Snowy Egrets when this guy flew in.

EOS 20D
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm, handheld
f/7.1, 1/800 sec, ISO 200, Aperture Priority
Cropped slightly.

Sorry for the overexposure, no time to dial down EC.

Comments welcomed.

Jollin · 14th July 2008

great shoot!

knpan · 14th July 2008

great shot, if only white detaisl are kept then this pic is quite powerful

lennyl · 15th July 2008

Originally Posted by Jollin

great shoot!

Originally Posted by knpan

great shot, if only white detaisl are kept then this pic is quite powerful

Thanks, people. I tried to recover the highlights (I shot in RAW) but not sure how much can be done in PP. Should have metered better, but this was literally a swing the camera around and shoot moment. I managed to only fire off 2 shots as it went by, and the other shot had it half out of the frame. Shooting it near mid-day doesn't help either (I was there for some nature program with my kids).

BTW if anyone is in the SF Bay Area and needs some suggestions for nature excursions / places to shoot, I'd be happy to suggest places around the Bay.

14th July 2008	#1
lennyl Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,522	Great Egret I was actually trying to shoot a group of Snowy Egrets when this guy flew in. EOS 20D EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm, handheld f/7.1, 1/800 sec, ISO 200, Aperture Priority Cropped slightly. Sorry for the overexposure, no time to dial down EC. Comments welcomed.

14th July 2008	#2
Jollin New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 40	Re: Great Egret great shoot!

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knpan Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,653	Re: Great Egret great shot, if only white detaisl are kept then this pic is quite powerful