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    Default Heron/Egret Rookery blend

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    This 38 image composite represents some of the activity along the south edge of a Heron/Egret rookery in Rosemont, Sacramento Co, CA. I shot the birds as they arrived and departed for 47 minutes, capturing about 170 images and then selected the best for this layout and blended them together in Photoshop (more than a few hours to produce!). All 4 species are included (Cattle, Snowy and Great Egret and Black-crowned Night-Heron.

    Camera Model: NIKON D800, Bogen tripod, cable release
    Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
    Aperture: 10
    Exposure mode: Manual
    Metering mode: Multi-segment
    ISO: 800
    Lens: 300mm f/4D
    AF mode: AF-C, focused on the tree with no refocus thoughout the session

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    Organized chaos! What a great way to show all the activity over time. I especially like the curve created by the BC Night Heron in the middle and the series of Snowies at the top. I know Artie especially likes to have clean edges and no cut-off birds. Just something to consider.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nancy Bell View Post
    Organized chaos! What a great way to show all the activity over time. I especially like the curve created by the BC Night Heron in the middle and the series of Snowies at the top. I know Artie especially likes to have clean edges and no cut-off birds. Just something to consider.
    Thanks, Nancy. I purposely inserted the edge birds to show the extended paths of the birds. I did not place a bird where it didn't actually exist and I didn't have the perfect bird near the edge for what I considered a balanced comp. I really don't care for some of the "clean edged" images that I have seen, they just look to perfect. In this image, I kind of think of the birds a foliage extending out? I think that I could loose the top left edge bird though, now that I look!
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    What a great way to show the dynamics of a rookery. I agree about losing the top bird on the edge. Great to see you posting here, Dan.
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    Having been at a similar place this Saturday i know exactly how busy these birds can be, and you have given me a great idea to try out myself

    Thanks for sharing ;)

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    Dan, you crack me up. I love this! I agree with you about the clean margins; sometimes it makes sense and sometimes not. This one works for me, but I could see chasing out that one bird.
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    Wonderful concept, Dan, showing all the activity in one shot! I love the variety of birds and poses, and how the whole image flows. Very nicely done!
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