brave egret

[jeff lapoint]

thought he would take off, but this little dude was too happy sunning himself to bolt on me. still trying to get the hang of the 400...today i bagged the monopod and went commando http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif(handheld). comments/suggestions appreciatedhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

http://lapiz007.smugmug.com/photos/24246486-L.jpg

http://lapiz007.smugmug.com/photos/24246457-L.jpg

http://lapiz007.smugmug.com/photos/24246469-L.jpg

http://lapiz007.smugmug.com/photos/24246477-L.jpg

thanks for lookinghttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

-j

[bfjr]

really nice Jeff :thumb
they all stand out, like the OOF backgrounds( I hate that Bokeh word :D), the softness in the whites (with detail), well done :clap

[lynnma]

Beautiful indeed :clap

[Harryb]

Excellent Jeff. :clap You handled an extremely difficult exposure (backlit all white bird) perfectly. On the first shot I would have composed it differently. You have the egret in the left side of the frame looking left. I would have moved him more to the right of the frame to give him more space to look into.

[jwear]

Jeff :clap :thumb very nice i will go along with Ben on color and detail [and the head also ] but i did tell you that stick is more for fishing than for shooting :D

[jeff lapoint]

really nice Jeff :thumb
they all stand out, like the OOF backgrounds( I hate that Bokeh word :D), the softness in the whites (with detail), well done :clap
thanks ben. i kinda got lucky with the setup and how this guy was just standing there...

[jeff lapoint]

Beautiful indeed :clap thanks for the kind comments lynn!

[jeff lapoint]

Excellent Jeff. :clap You handled an extremely difficult exposure (backlit all white bird) perfectly. On the first shot I would have composed it differently. You have the egret in the left side of the frame looking left. I would have moved him more to the right of the frame to give him more space to look into.
thanks harry. good call on that comp...i was thinking more about the differential lighting and opted to go with the shadows...i'll recrop.

-j

[jeff lapoint]

Jeff :clap :thumb very nice i will go along with Ben on color and detail [and the head also ] but i did tell you that stick is more for fishing than for shooting :D thanks jeff. glad i got a lens where the hood is permantly attachedhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/mwink.gif

[jeff lapoint]

Excellent Jeff. :clap You handled an extremely difficult exposure (backlit all white bird) perfectly. On the first shot I would have composed it differently. You have the egret in the left side of the frame looking left. I would have moved him more to the right of the frame to give him more space to look into. thanks for the tip harry. any better now?

http://lapiz007.smugmug.com/photos/24336674-L.jpg

-j

[Eric&Susan]

I like the placement of the egret better on the reworked one:thumb These are some great pics, so sharp and right on the money:clap

Eric

[jeff lapoint]

I like the placement of the egret better on the reworked one:thumb These are some great pics, so sharp and right on the money:clap

Eric
thanks eric! i like it better too...still trying to develope the tao of croppinghttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/ne_nau.gif

hey man, isn't there a wedding coming up real soon?http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

-j

[Eric&Susan]

thanks eric! i like it better too...still trying to develope the tao of croppinghttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/ne_nau.gif

hey man, isn't there a wedding coming up real soon?http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

-j
Yeah, it's on Saturday. We've been running around like chickens with our heads cut off trying to finalize everything.:rofl Just when it looks like everything is done something else gets added to the list. Went to pick up the tuxes today and they sent the wrong color vests and ties:bluduh .

eric

[Harryb]

thanks for the tip harry. any better now?

-j
http://lapiz007.smugmug.com/photos/24336674-S.jpg

Yeah I like it better. The big question is do you like it better?