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Black Legs and Yellow Feet


Black Legs and Yellow Feet
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Copyright: Ivan Kruys (Argus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-19
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400D, Canon EF 300 f4L + Canon 1.4 converter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/4000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite bird in-flight photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-05-03 3:52
Viewed: 599
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Swedish name: Silkeshäger

This was taken from a hide at the Albufera Marsh reserve that is famous for its nesting birds,. There is a nesting colony of Little Egrets and Cattle Egrets in some nearby willow trees.

The Little Egret is a nesting species in Southern and western Europe and it spends the winter further south, mostly in Africa. It has recently spread to the UK and appears to be streading north.

This species is characterised by the black legs and yellow feet. During the breeding season it acquires fine white plumes on the back and back of the head. The WORKSHOP shows another view in breeding finery.

This was taken at a distance of about 20 meters with the camera hand-held. After moderate cropping and size reduction the image was sharpened.

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 657 W: 15 N: 1636] (6365)
  • [2009-05-03 3:56]

Hello Ivan
Nice shot, I like details and naural colors. Perfect focus too.
Regards
Razvan

Hi Ivan
Beautiful white Egret. I like the moment - bird flying peacefully over the water. Good exposure on white, quite good sharpness and nice POV
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Ciao Ivan, lovely egret in splendid fly, great pose, beautiful natural colors, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

Hello Ivan,
Well done. You have shown here the skills of dear friend Asbed with perfection of inflight photography. Excellent panning & details of the bird. TFS
Regards-Subhash

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 801 W: 3 N: 2100] (6596)
  • [2009-05-03 7:43]

Hello Ivan! A beautiful bird shot with skills and knowledge, plus a sparkle of life and light! What a graceful bird, it seems like gliding into the air. Many thanks for this beautiful shot, amitiés to you and Ulla,

Francine

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2009-05-03 9:01]

Hi Ivan. I should have loved to have been there with you to have see this Beautiful bird flying by the hide. You have taken a fine inflight picture with good timing on your part. A very streamline bird. Good detail in the large wings. All with bright colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1385 W: 56 N: 4777] (16434)
  • [2009-05-03 10:30]

Hello Ivan,
What a fantastic shot.I love the position of
the bird with its wings displayed.
Superb sharpness, colors and composition, and a beautiful presentation.
Best regards Siggi

ciao Ivan!
straordinaria cattura in volo con ottima definizione e bellissima postura in volo di questa candida garzetta...
complimenti sERGIO

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-05-03 10:45]

Hi Ivan,

You captured this Little Egret in a lovely position with the wings raised and the tail feathers spread. He looks so very graceful and beautiful flying above the water. Wonderful whites and fine details from beak to feet. A lovely in-flight shot.

Jane

Hello Ivan,

What a fine capture of this elegant bird, in flight. Despite the notorius nature of capturing 'white', you have managed the light perfectly.
Good, sharp focus and excellent plummage details.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1161 W: 32 N: 1196] (3668)
  • [2009-05-03 14:17]

Hi Ivan,
Excellent in flight capure.POV,details on white plumage and framing are wonderful.Have a great week!
Thanks for posting..

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-05-03 14:37]

Hi Ivan,the best time of exposure for the best result! I dream ome day to take a pic like that..simply fantastic!!! My best compliments,have a nice week,Luciano

Hello Ivan
splendid in-flight capture of Little Egret, very good sharpness and perfect balanced colour tones, i like the nice composition with the bird against a neutral water BG.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 511 W: 20 N: 1393] (4863)
  • [2009-05-03 18:53]

Perfect exposure Ivan!!
I have a terrible time with all white subjects such as this one, but you have done a fantastic job with this beauty!! Magnificent capture, excellent detail!!! TFS.
Ron

Hi dear Ivan ,
So nice shot from flying.
Lovely pose and it has great details.

Regards
Saeed

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  • Heaven Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 812 W: 108 N: 1736] (6062)
  • [2009-05-03 22:46]

Hi Ivan!

There are so many adjectives to qualify this picture and its impression. Elegant, majestic and beautiful are the main ones. The birds position is superb, when I look at it I feel like flying... The white colour is pure, and you have realized a fine exposure that shows all the details in the plumage.

Kind regards

Markus

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1731 W: 0 N: 3942] (15822)
  • [2009-05-04 0:00]

Hello Ivan,
Very elegant your Little Egret! Very pleasant the composition and the fine blue background which fits so well with the white color of the bird. Hides seem to be an ideal solution to take shots of birds!
Have a nice week, Ulla and you
Amitiés
Anne

hello Ivan
perfect inflight scene,perfect shot
TFS
Nasos

Superb shot of this egret in flight, Ivan...
the POV and the details are spot on!
Goldy

Hello Ivan,
A very good hand held in-flight shot....much better than anything I've got yet.
A touch bright on toht tops of the wings,but hey,what a kool kapture :)
Very nice work.
Cheers
Steve

Hi Ivan,

A very nice composition, and good exposure, didn't lose any detail in the white feathers.

John

ahhhh the old mainstay Canon and good eye have done it for you here...1/4000 and 5.6 left little room for error in dof...super good1
Bob

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 10 N: 738] (3210)
  • [2009-05-04 9:53]

Merhaba Dostum Ivan!
Yine çok harika bir uçar karesi sunmuşsun herzamanki sizin ustalığınızla. Renkler, ve detaylar yerli yerinde. Tebrikler.

Hüseyin

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2411 W: 94 N: 5569] (17712)
  • [2009-05-04 12:10]

Hello Ivan,
Fantastic photo of this Little Egret. The sharpness and details are perfect. Excellent natural colours. Very good timing, POV, blurred BG and composition.
Regards,
Peter

wow , superb capture Ivan!
very beautiful egret in flight , great details and perfect sharp ,
well done !
regards
septimiu

Hello Ivan
very good in-flight shot with great details on the white plumage
I like the way that you have frozen the bird in the air
have a good night
Jacqueline

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2009-05-05 17:45]

Hola Don Ivan.
Como siempre. Alta calidad en fofografia, exelentes articulos escritos en las notas.
Muy bella foto.
Me la llevo a mis favoritos con su permiso.
Luis52.

hello Ivan

a superb in-flight photo of the Little Egret, fine POV and framing,
some persons thay crop (or zoom) to much, here on this photo
i love that you leaved a very good space in front the egret
where he is fliying, you managed superbly your camera
to go and to get details of his white plumage, superb photo, TFS

Asbed

Hi Ivan Dostum, what a perfectly captured little egret in-flight with superb clarity and sharpness.
TFS this beauty. Pls forward my best regards to Ulla. i missed her shots.
All the best!
Cheers,
Bayram

Hi Ivan,

This is such a stunning shot. I like the flight posture of the bird framed so well against the blurry blue bg. Tact sharp focus and the details of the plumage in white is so well seen. TFS this beautiful shot.

Have a wonderful weekend and best regards,
Jusni

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  • Pearl Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 85 W: 25 N: 45] (137)
  • [2009-05-17 12:18]

Hello Ivan,

This is a wonderful capture of this bird in motion. Ecellent sharpness and focusing. The details, lighting, colors and composition is splendid. I like the POV, it's original and effective. TFS.

Pearl.

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