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Cattle egret


Cattle egret
Photo Information
Copyright: Annick Vanderschelden (vanderschelden) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2711 W: 78 N: 7405] (30145)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-16
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon 400mm 2.8 IS
Exposure: f/16, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Kruger National Park
Theme(s): Cattle egrets [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-08-30 12:18
Viewed: 916
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.
From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The photograph is captured close to camp Shingwedzi in nothern part of Kruger National Park. Here.

Other egrets in Kruger:
Black egret,
Great egret or Great white egret
and finally
Cattle egret.

Technical:
ISO 400. Support car door. IS on.
Developing:
Lightroom and Photoshop CS3

Hope you'll enjoy it.
Have a nice day.

Argus, nglen, siggi, pekkavalo1, Jamesp, Kathleen, Gert-Paassen, jconceicao, mala-zaba, uleko, horia, SelenE has marked this note useful
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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2008-08-30 12:21]

Hello Annick,
Great pose and composition of this sharp image of a Cattle Egret. You shouldn't have left this one so long before posting: it is one of the best I've seen of a Cattle Egret on TN.
TFS this delight,
Ivan

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2008-08-30 12:28]

Hi Annick. It looks a elegant bird with its white feathers. You have captured a nice pose with it head turned to one side. Good detail in the feathers. with a nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 56 N: 4747] (16330)
  • [2008-08-30 12:34]

Hi Annick,
Great quality photo! Perfectly composed with good light, clarity and natural colours.
Very well done on this elegant image!
Regards Siggi

Hi Annick,

This egret looks so natural in the even light. Perfect sharpness, pose and crop.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2008-08-30 13:22]

Hello Annick,
I like his 'superior' pose, looking over his shoulder to see what else is going on.
Good shot showing the dirty whites clearly and he's nice and sharp too
Well done
Janice

Hi Annick,
Excellent picture of Cattle Egret. Very good pose showing the impression on his face, good composition, pin sharp details even on whites, nice BG showing a bit of natural habitat in front and the back is nicely blurred.
TFS
Pekka

Hi Annick,

Great shot. sharp main object, very good composition with natural background, fine colours and lighting. Well done!

cheers
Adrian

Hi Annick.
Lighting on this Egret is beautiful and the F/16 has bought his environment in with a perfect soft detailed DOF behind him, enough to get a visual but soft enough to make him really stand out, beautifully done. Great pose you caught with exposure and sharpness spot on.

Kathleen

Hallo Annick,

wat heb jij toch veel foto's overgehouden van je reisje Afrika.
Alweer een mooie plaat met een mooie lichaamshouding van deze Reiger.

Gert

Hi Annick,

Great photo.
Excellent composition and detail.
Lighting and colours are fantastic.

  • Great 
  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2008-08-31 4:56]

merhaba annick
wonderful capture of this cute bird (Sığır balıkçılı in Turkish)
i like composition, POV, DOF, light, colours and sharpness
TFS
regards
izler

Hello Annick,
Nice shot with a soft natural light. The exposure is indeed successful for a lot of detail on the plumage. I like the tree that closes the bottom of the frame.
TFS
Eric

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-08-31 8:59]

Hello Annick, What a nice view and great clarity. Excellent eye focus and wonderful sharp picture. Ganesh

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2008-08-31 11:24]

Hello Annick,
What a lovely capture of a Cattle Egret in a fine pose. Impressive sharp details and beautiful colours. A very nice composition too!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
  • [2008-08-31 12:47]

Hallo Annick,
Bijna gemist, maar het komt toch nog goed.
Prachtige opname van deze koereiger. Je ziet ze ontzettend veel in Afrika, maar bijna altijd met de kop naar beneden. In deze pose heb je er een schitterende compositie van gemaakt. Erg goede kleuren en scherpte.
Dit is overigens nog een jong exemplaar. Morgen zal ik een foto van een volwassen koereiger plaatsen.
Groet,
Peter

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-08-31 13:12]

Fab shot of this Cattle Egret, Annick!
Incredibly sharp and crisp.
The DOF is very shallow for f/16!
Superb BG.

Well done,
Joe

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 219 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2008-08-31 14:12]

Hi Annick

Another stunning shot from you, my friend! You really have a magnificent portfolio from your South Africa visit!

I love the pose of the egret here and the composition you created - with the big beak pointing right to the upper right corner of the frame.
Spot-on DOF and great sharpness, too!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hallo Annick,

A very nice picture in poor light. I really like the pose. Very good DOF, and BG. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 2 N: 312] (1085)
  • [2008-09-01 4:51]

Hi Annick,

Great picture of this bird.
Great color, DOF, sharpness, background and lighting.

Oz

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-09-01 5:36]

Hi Annick,
Pose you captured, exposure control, background, POV and composition are very nice.
All the best,
Selen

Great quality photo! Perfectly composed with good light, clarity and natural colours.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-09-01 11:28]

Fantastic composition Annick, great exposure of the high lights and a lot of very sharp details, very well done my friend, thanks!

Mario

Ha Annick,

Perfect compo and pose of your model
Superb light, sharpness, POV, DOF and colors

TFS Thijs

  • Great 
  • mugi43 (29)
  • [2008-09-02 4:50]

hello
great photo , very nice

Hoi Annick,
Dit is leuk. Eerst de close up en nu het totaal beeld. Ook hier springt het oog gelijk naar voren. Het is bijzonder te zien dat de vogel hier stukken minder wit lijkt dat bij de close up. het heeft vast en zeker met het licht te maken en misschien is er verschil tussen elke vogel. De kleur echtheid in deze foto is super. Vooral het gras komt goed naar voren.
Groeten,
Niek

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