Little Egret Day - Khatib Bongsu

skfoo · 28th February 2004

It was nice to see old friends at Khatib Bongsu today.

The shooting condition was tough as there were lots of land mines around.

Sometimes there was no choice but to shoot among the land mines and to bear with the smell!

I love to see little egret hunting. Why? They run around with their wings opened, jumped, changed directions etc ..... lots of drama and still managed to get the fishes.
Hope to share them with you.

For all the images, I exposed for the white so as to control the amount of overexposed area and used PS CS to level the overall exposure in the final images.

1) Little Egret running 1

2) Little Egret running 2

3) Little Egret jumped in the air

4) Little egret washing its bill? Hunting?

By the way, little egret in Singapore hunt quite differently from their counterparts in Parit Jawa, Malaysia from what I have seen. The Singapore verion will use its leg to disturb the water and go after the fish when the fish is spotted running away. The Malaysia version would slant its body to one side and go for the fish like an arrow out from the bow.

Well......enjoy!

Cheers!

Harlequin · 28th February 2004

nice reflections , from what my sleepy eyes can tell me !

chngpe01 · 29th February 2004

Lovely series. Well done man.

skfoo · 1st March 2004

Harlequin/chngpe01,

Thanks for the comments.

White is no longer a taboo subject in digital photography.

Cheers!

Garion · 1st March 2004

Absolutely beautiful captures.

"Poetry in motion" is the phrase that comes to mind when viewing this series. The first shot is my fav, caught him "running" on the water with wingspread and lovely reflection. Good timing for that one. Great stuff!

Viewfinder · 2nd March 2004

great shots, with good exposure. Able to bring out the white subject without being overexposed. My favourite shot is the first one.

skfoo · 3rd March 2004

Viewfinder,

Thanks for the comments.

It is easier to achieve such exposure now due to technical improvements in the area of digital photography.

28th February 2004	#1
skfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,185	Little Egret Day - Khatib Bongsu It was nice to see old friends at Khatib Bongsu today. The shooting condition was tough as there were lots of land mines around. Sometimes there was no choice but to shoot among the land mines and to bear with the smell! I love to see little egret hunting. Why? They run around with their wings opened, jumped, changed directions etc ..... lots of drama and still managed to get the fishes. Hope to share them with you. For all the images, I exposed for the white so as to control the amount of overexposed area and used PS CS to level the overall exposure in the final images. 1) Little Egret running 1 2) Little Egret running 2 3) Little Egret jumped in the air 4) Little egret washing its bill? Hunting? By the way, little egret in Singapore hunt quite differently from their counterparts in Parit Jawa, Malaysia from what I have seen. The Singapore verion will use its leg to disturb the water and go after the fish when the fish is spotted running away. The Malaysia version would slant its body to one side and go for the fish like an arrow out from the bow. Well......enjoy! Cheers! Last edited by skfoo; 28th February 2004 at 11:47 PM.

28th February 2004	#2
Harlequin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 1,651	nice reflections , from what my sleepy eyes can tell me ! __________________ http://www.avianwatchasia.org for some real bird photos My website : http://www.gorgeousfeathers.com

29th February 2004	#3
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,460	Lovely series. Well done man. __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

1st March 2004	#5
Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,512	Absolutely beautiful captures. "Poetry in motion" is the phrase that comes to mind when viewing this series. The first shot is my fav, caught him "running" on the water with wingspread and lovely reflection. Good timing for that one. Great stuff! __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

2nd March 2004	#6
Viewfinder Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 491	great shots, with good exposure. Able to bring out the white subject without being overexposed. My favourite shot is the first one.

3rd March 2004	#7
skfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,185	Viewfinder, Thanks for the comments. It is easier to achieve such exposure now due to technical improvements in the area of digital photography.