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Stu Bowie
03-01-2016, 10:52 PM
I took another drive through the nature reserve close to my house, and soon found the Egrets using the Zebra's as Taxi's. This fellow had just finished preening and I managed to capture one of the feathers that had come loose. Taken early morning.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +1.4 TC - 420mm
1/3200
F/7.1
ISO 800
Manual exposure
Jonathan Ashton
03-02-2016, 03:59 AM
Magic! The egret is perfectly exposed, its perch is instantly recognisable and the gaze appears to be towards the feather, all this coupled with a lovely soft background. Not bad Stu - not bad!
Norm Dulak
03-02-2016, 06:36 AM
Amazing catch of the loose feather Stu. As for the rest of it, lovely bird, bkg and perch, all beautifully exposed and composed. A very special image!
Mike Poole
03-02-2016, 08:18 AM
Very nice details in a very interesting shot. Pity the feather wasn't a bit closer to the Egret, but that's a bit nit-picky
Mike
stuart wanuck
03-02-2016, 10:01 AM
cool rendition
Stu Bowie
03-02-2016, 02:57 PM
Thanks for the feedback everyone.
Rachel Hollander
03-02-2016, 07:41 PM
Stu - love the way the egret seems to be looking at the feather. Gorgeous light as usual. Great perch, any images of just the perch to share?:w3
TFS,
Rachel
Jim Crosswell
03-03-2016, 12:26 PM
Excellent image Stu! I like the perch, pose, IQ, exposure, feather and BG.
Satish Ranadive
03-03-2016, 07:49 PM
Spectacular frame Stuart Sir.
Beautiful lights and colors. love the stare of egret. Superb composition.
Regards,
Satish.
David Salem
03-05-2016, 01:12 AM
Very nice Stu. The morning light looks great on the bird, but even better on the perch :). The background is nice and smooth and looks great with the floating feather in it. Well done
Randy Stout
03-07-2016, 01:05 PM
Stu:
All the elements came together on this one, tech, timing, and a bit of luck too! Well composed, exposed and processed.
Really fun.
Cheers
Randy
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