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Arthur Morris
02-09-2010, 05:25 PM
This landing Great Egret was photographed calling in flight with the handheld 800mm f/5.6 L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/2000 sec. at f/6.3 set manually.

Denise Ippolito and I were out on Ron Mayberry's boat photographing at Rookery Island in Sarasota Bay with Lou Newman. We had clear skies with east winds. Pretty darned good.
Arthur Morris
02-09-2010, 05:32 PM
I do see the halo around the bill :) :) :) but upload times here in Fort Myers are too slow for a re-do.
Mike Milicia
02-09-2010, 05:34 PM
Very cool!
Great head angle and "disembodied" wing adds a nice graphic element.
Maybe take a sliver off the top?
Gyorgy Szimuly
02-09-2010, 05:54 PM
How much was done in PS?

Szimi
Joe Senzatimore
02-09-2010, 06:03 PM
Like it as is. Watch your back handholding such a big lens.:eek:
Steve Maxson
02-09-2010, 08:21 PM
Very sharp for hand-holding such a big combo and excellent action captured. Good colors and the exposure is right on - as usual. The dark line at the edge of the throat and neck seems rather pronounced and is catching my eye - was it this evident in the original?
Troy Lim
02-09-2010, 08:24 PM
I saw this shot during your presentation in Sarasota last night. Thank you again for coming down.
Judy Lynn Malloch
02-10-2010, 11:42 AM
Wow this is so sharp with awesome mating colors. Really like the open beak too but the eye puts over the top. Beautiful capture and composition Artie.
Pete Woods
02-10-2010, 11:52 AM
Artie, bet you needed a lie down after hand holding that beast...... LOL

The dark line (already mentioned) was the first thing I noticed about this image (easily fixed I am sure)

What I love about the image is the lines created by the wing and neck of the bird and the way they cross.... Works really well...
Sudhanshu Nafde
02-17-2010, 11:19 PM
Wow.... A very different perspective.... but its pleasing... i loved the eye specially....
Arthur Morris
02-18-2010, 01:10 AM
How much was done in PS? Szimi

Hi Gyorgy, Not much, a small crop and a Linear Burn on the brightest whites.
Arthur Morris
02-18-2010, 01:11 AM
Very sharp for hand-holding such a big combo and excellent action captured. Good colors and the exposure is right on - as usual. The dark line at the edge of the throat and neck seems rather pronounced and is catching my eye - was it this evident in the original?

Thanks Steve, The dark line, which was evident in the original, is likely a shadow... It was darkened a bit during processing.