It's now shorebird season, so I was laying flat on the ground for them. After a while I looked to my right and low and behold four Great Egrets had made their way very close. These guys are easily spooked up here, so any time you get close enough for good images it's a bonus. This also shows how staying low gets many birds much more comfortable as you become part of the scenery to them. This is full-frame as I had turned the camera over to fit it in (plus the tall elegant pose is perfect for verticals anyhow)
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, FF.
08-14-2019, 08:55 AM
Bill Dix
A very elegant frame of this alert heron. Love the raised foot and tiny water drop. Lovely layered BG.
08-14-2019, 10:07 AM
kevin Hice
Love the pose with the foot raised. The overall softness of the image . Nice soft colors in the background TFS Daniel.
08-14-2019, 10:08 AM
Dorian Anderson
Soft pastel tones make for a very pleasing image, Daniel. Raised foot adds a nice suggestion of action to this elegant frame. Very nicely done.
08-14-2019, 11:15 AM
Krishna Prasad kotti
Beautiful, Elegant. Love the colors.
Everything looks good to me
TFS
08-14-2019, 01:33 PM
dankearl
Very pleasing image with the raised foot and soft light.
08-14-2019, 03:04 PM
Moe Richard
Very pleasing color tones throughout the image. Excellent exposure I like the subtlety of the point of view in that the water just blends in with the sky.
08-14-2019, 05:25 PM
Colin Driscoll
A fine unexpected capture. Love the pose and the seamless background.
08-14-2019, 06:16 PM
Tim Foltz
Daniel, this is a shot where simplicity really works, very calming, love the muted colors.
-Tim
08-16-2019, 08:08 PM
Randy Stout
Daniel:
Outstanding. Clean, elegant, great angle. All good.
Cheers
Randy
08-17-2019, 08:24 PM
John Mack
Love this very simple and clean image. The raised foot is a nice touch. Great how the water melts into the background.
