Juvenile Reddish Egret

[Ian Anderson]

My latest - a juvenile reddish egret at St. Marks NWR in the Florida Big Bend area - comments welcome:

Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
AE lock ON
Exposure Compensation +1
ISO Speed 640
Focal Length 400.0 mm

[Fabs Forns]

Great action, I like the reflections in the water and only wish the wings were all the way up. Nice and sharp and EXP looks good too.

[Ian Anderson]

Thank you for the nice comments. The wings were all the way up just prior to the shot, but he didn't have fish, yet. I am starting to see the value in high frame rates for wildlife photography. I'm still very new to all this and I have been working on buying good glass first, but will keep this in mind when I upgrade my bodies. This was the first time I have seen any reddish egrets so it was pretty cool to see the wild fishing maneuvers I had only read about. Very cool birds!