Egret out on a limb

[ginger_55]

Hi, I found a bunch of egrets today! Here is one! He was so close I kept backing up, or tried to, with the 400. These birds, Carolina birds spook very easily!

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/51765811-L.jpg



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http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/51765804-L.jpg


http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/51765797-L.jpg


The last one, I used some creative camera tilting to get the feet and all in.

Thank you for looking, comments welcome. I used LAB, saturation, selective color on red and yellow, plus USM.

I don't remember the exif, could find it.

On the last shot, the exif is 400 ISO, f8, 1/2000, EV -0.67

I remember that I raised the ISO as I hoped to get some flying, but that was difficult with the trees. That was my intention at the time, though.
And I was with Bill, we had the dogs, it was really a "dog" outing. The birds were in the shrimping town of McClellanville.

A surprise.

ginger

comments, etc, welcome, thanks for looking.

[snapapple]

Hi, I found a bunch of egrets today! Here is one! He was so close I kept backing up, or tried to, with the 400. These birds, Carolina birds spook very easily!


ginger

comments, etc, welcome, thanks for looking.
Ginger,
I like #3 and #4 the best. But, these are all great. And, so close too. Wow! Looks like you're right next to them. Love the look of the face of #3 and 4. He looks mean. Hehe.

[Thusie]

Nice Ginger! Looks to me like that would be kind of a hard shot, all that white and bright sun? BTW what is sun?

Really sharp and great colors:thumb