Great Egret snack time

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07-31-2019, 07:25 PM
Dorian Anderson

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Great Egret snack time

Minus my 16 days in Colombia, I haven't touched my camera since May. I finally got out for a bit yesterday, but there wasn't much activity. This guy proved the only available subject,
so I was happy to get something as he devoured this snack. Nothing really groundbreaking, just a fun shot of of a very common bird. Good for the theme though, so there's that!

Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX2
1/3200 at f/8, ISO 800
Processed in LR CC. Bit of selective highly adjustment on the lower neck. Otherwise removed secondary sun reflection in pupil.

I was quite close, but I was surprised I didn't get a bit more DOF across his head/neck given I closed down to f/8.

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08-01-2019, 12:46 AM
arash_hazeghi

the fish takes this one to the top. I like the details in the whites there is a hint of blue hues in the whites (normal for this kind of shot since it is reflection from the ocean) which you can warm up a bit if you like

TFS
08-01-2019, 10:10 AM
Aditya Sridhar

This is gorgeous Dorian! Other than the slight color cast that Arash has already mentioned, I have absolutely no nits to pick. The fish, the detail and the BG are all perfect! Great shot!
08-01-2019, 12:06 PM
gail bisson

Good solid image of this heron.
Whites are well exposed and I too see a bit of a blue cast-easy fix.
Only thing that could make this better would have been in the fish had been swallowed tail first so we could see the fishes eye!
Gail
08-01-2019, 02:57 PM
Moe Richard

Excellent color, detail and light. Depth of field doesn't bother me. I think the blue cast is okay. I might want to look at this without the water drops because I'm not sure they add to the image because there are so few of them.
08-01-2019, 03:54 PM
Dorian Anderson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moe Richard

Excellent color, detail and light. Depth of field doesn't bother me. I think the blue cast is okay. I might want to look at this without the water drops because I'm not sure they add to the image because there are so few of them.

I had the same thought for a moment - good to know they could go.
08-01-2019, 04:16 PM
John Mack

Fits the theme well. Like the moment here and of course that fish. Blue background is nice.
08-03-2019, 09:14 AM
Mike Poole

Nailed this one Dorian, sharp where it matters, nice action, well controlled whites

Mike