Dried Mud Enhances Beauty!?
Sep 10, 2016 09:37:04 #
Before Hurricane Hermine visited us many of our fresh water marsh areas in NE Florida had pretty much dried up... and looked awful! I saw this Great Egret in a "mud-marsh" and was able to position myself (grossing out my shoes in the process with semi-dried mud) to capture this egret with mud as the background (Nikon D500 and 200-500mm zoomed to 500 on monopod). It too me longer to clean my shoes than to edit the image! :-)
Sep 10, 2016 09:38:55 #
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Sep 10, 2016 10:05:51 #
Dr J wrote:
Before Hurricane Hermine visited us many of our fresh water marsh areas in NE Florida had pretty much dried up... and looked awful! I saw this Great Egret in a "mud-marsh" and was able to position myself (grossing out my shoes in the process with semi-dried mud) to capture this egret with mud as the background (Nikon D500 and 200-500mm zoomed to 500 on monopod). It too me longer to clean my shoes than to edit the image! :-)
Nice shot.
Sep 10, 2016 10:07:16 #
Sep 10, 2016 10:09:21 #
Lovely. I would have never guessed the background was mud!! It was worth a little mud on the shoes.
Sep 10, 2016 10:12:12 #
Thank you! The mud looked pretty hard and dry until I stepped into it.... but was already committed! :-)
Sep 10, 2016 10:28:16 #
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Sep 10, 2016 15:35:59 #
Thank you Dr.Nikon, Cwilson and Sylvias. I have enjoyed and admired your images in the past.... thanks again!
Sep 11, 2016 05:42:54 #
Dr J wrote:
Before Hurricane Hermine visited us many of our fresh water marsh areas in NE Florida had pretty much dried up... and looked awful! I saw this Great Egret in a "mud-marsh" and was able to position myself (grossing out my shoes in the process with semi-dried mud) to capture this egret with mud as the background (Nikon D500 and 200-500mm zoomed to 500 on monopod). It too me longer to clean my shoes than to edit the image! :-)
Fantastic image!!!!
The saying that comes to mind is Nothing ventured Nothing gained !!
Well worth some muddy shoes!!!!
Sep 11, 2016 06:06:04 #
Great shot! (I never mind a little mud or muck to get the shot, in fact, my sis-in-law said she was going to bring hip waders the next time I drag her with me.) 
Sep 11, 2016 06:27:04 #
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