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Hi David ... nice behavior shot .
Not becoming friend with those very dense blacks , which appear very often in your images ... matter of taste . If you like it ... your call .
Nothing you could have done about the cluttered BG ...
TFS Andreas
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Neat you can see the eggs. Why are the eggs different colors? Love those plumes. The rear bird looks sharpest.
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John Mack
Neat you can see the eggs. Why are the eggs different colors? Love those plumes. The rear bird looks sharpest.
Yes, John, I raised up on purpose to get the eggs in the shot. The focus box was right between them, covering the cheek of the female and the chin of the male and at f11 it covered fairly well given the short distance to these beauties. I am the last person to ask about color but I do know there is variation within the eggs. It may be exaggerated by one in the light and the other in deep shadow.
As always, thanks for looking and for valued inputs.
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It is neat to see the eggs (and I agree that the color variation is mostly due to shadow).
Image is so busy.
The only way to make this work is to have enough lens to focus on the eggs and feet only. In this nest, you would not even be able to do that because of the horizontal stick just above the eggs.
Gail
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Yes, I agree the egg colour difference is the result of one being in the shadows. Some fun nesting interaction, but yes, busy. The image looks dark due to protecting the whites in the strong light (despite being only an hour before sunset). Looks like the egrets faces could use more saturation on the breeding colours too. I'm sure a cloudy day here would yield you better results. Bet you are looking forward to seeing the brood hatch and grow!
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