A special gift....
May 16, 2018 10:18:42 #
When I go out shooting, I tell myself that one good capture makes it a successful shoot. Sometimes one is all I get. Last Saturday I was fortunate and ended up with a few keepers but this one is my favorite. I felt that nature was giving me a special gift when I saw this bird. Please download to fully appreciate his beauty!
May 16, 2018 10:23:32 #
May 16, 2018 10:33:21 #
Steven Kuitems wrote:
Beautiful breeding plumage!
I'm glad you like him! This was shot at a rookery and he was putting on quite a show.
May 16, 2018 10:39:24 #
May 16, 2018 10:42:39 #
Wow! Carol that is the most elegant capture of the Snowy Egret that I have seen. The composition and exposure are perfect. You have not lost any of the detail in the feathers, which is hard with these white beauties. Steve Perry would be proud of this one.
May 16, 2018 10:47:14 #
May 16, 2018 11:10:50 #
blacks2 wrote:
Wow, I can see that that was your favorite Carol.
Thank you, Mike. I actually got several shots of him. Someone nearby must have been challenging him because he was clearly making a statement!
May 16, 2018 11:12:44 #
SpyderJan wrote:
Wow! Carol that is the most elegant capture of the Snowy Egret that I have seen. The composition and exposure are perfect. You have not lost any of the detail in the feathers, which is hard with these white beauties. Steve Perry would be proud of this one.
Thank you, Jan! I hit it lucky on this one. It took almost no processing. Steve Perry is my hero and he definitely gives great guidance!
May 16, 2018 11:13:57 #
Cheese wrote:
How did you get him to pose like that? 
It was easy! I just told him the girls preferred the Snowy a couple of branches away and he decided to settle the score!
May 16, 2018 11:41:00 #
Breathtaking! The details are fantastic, exposure is great. What a wonderful opportunity and you were fully up to the challenge, Carol. Print large, frame and hang!
May 16, 2018 11:46:46 #
Thank you so much, Linda. I didn't feel like I was at my best that day but this guy made up for it!
May 16, 2018 11:49:58 #
May 16, 2018 12:01:29 #
Katydid wrote:
Definitely a keeper, Carol. It is great when that happens!
Thank you, Katy! I really do feel like it is a good day when I get on really good shot! Makes me happy.😊
May 16, 2018 12:02:45 #
Fabulous composition, exposure, processing and whatever else had to occur to capture this wonderful image!!
Mark
Mark
Cwilson341 wrote:
When I go out shooting, I tell myself that one good capture makes it a successful shoot. Sometimes one is all I get. Last Saturday I was fortunate and ended up with a few keepers but this one is my favorite. I felt that nature was giving me a special gift when I saw this bird. Please download to fully appreciate his beauty!
May 16, 2018 13:12:44 #
markngolf wrote:
Fabulous composition, exposure, processing and whatever else had to occur to capture this wonderful image!!
Mark
Mark
Thank you for your great comments, Mark. It was overcast so I was able to get good exposure and the Egret did his part, too. Processing was minimal on this one which is always a relief.
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