Wonderful capture, Ellen, of what to me has always been a difficult subject–the Great Egret. There is always a fine line between capturing the brightness of the white feathers without blowing out the highlights and your task was even harder because of the mixed light. The image has a beautiful serene feel to it, the perfect way to start a day.
Thanks, Mike, glad that you liked it. The white birds are a challenge and as you might expect “delete” is pretty common. This egret was a lovely start on our arrival at this dike that morning.
Beautiful.
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Wonderful capture, Ellen, of what to me has always been a difficult subject–the Great Egret. There is always a fine line between capturing the brightness of the white feathers without blowing out the highlights and your task was even harder because of the mixed light. The image has a beautiful serene feel to it, the perfect way to start a day.
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Thanks, Mike, glad that you liked it. The white birds are a challenge and as you might expect “delete” is pretty common. This egret was a lovely start on our arrival at this dike that morning.
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So elegant. Lovely photo!
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Thank you, Belinda!
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Such a beautiful, elegant bird.
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They are, and I can’t resist taking the shot every time I see one in a good spot.
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Wow, Ellen, it looks as if he stood very close to you.
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He was pretty close, Greta, in a tree line that is parallel to the road across the dike.
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