Little Egret

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• Jamesp (15234)
• [2008-05-01 8:52]

Hi Ulla

A great shot - good composition and POV with good colour - some detail lost in crop? Well observed and captured.

James

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• Raptorman (7671)
• [2008-05-01 8:54]

Hello Ulla , good exposured whites , good comp. TFS .

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• matatur (3190)
• [2008-05-01 9:20]

Hullo Ulla,
That backdrop of hardy rocks provide such a fine contrast with the soft contours of the Egret, which is nicely frozen in a typical stance, in good focus and exposure. The lighting is not exactly favourable, but still provided enough illumination for even the shaded areas. Thanks for sharing this, and cheers my friend.
Mehmet

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• pekkavalo1 (5033)
• [2008-05-01 11:46]

Hi Ulla,

This fellow now lives around the muddy shores of Southern England as well but I have never seen it in an environment like this. Very good capture, good composition, sharp details and nice BG. Shame that the other shot was not closer, amazing action.

TFS

Pekka

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• nglen (22528)
• [2008-05-01 12:16]

Hi Ulla. We have Egrets on the river in my home town and they dont like people to close to them. I do like to watch them with thier big yellow feet. You have captured this one just in time before he flew off. good detail with a typical pose. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2008-05-01 15:04]

hello Ulla, great capture, the details are excellent, the white is a bit soft, but the overall composition is first rate. TFs, regards h

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• eqshannon (21899)
• [2008-05-01 15:40]

It look so fragile against those rocks..more like boulders...weigh? wow! this really adds a dynamic, having the background as such with title and small bird which as opposed to a Robin is actually quite large..Very nice Ulla!
Bob

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• rcrick (3860)
• [2008-05-01 20:14]

Hi Ulla,

A wonderful shot of this Little Egret, the hard works in the background give an interesting texture to the image, well framed and exposed.

Cheers Rick :)

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• ramthakur (26195)
• [2008-05-01 21:07]

A successful snap shot, Ulla.
I can see the Egret is about to take off and you have got it just in the nick of time.
At shutter speed 1/1000, some noise is expected in the shaded areas, but that is insigificant because the subject as a whole is very well captured.
I like the rocky background in this picture.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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• joey (22002)
• [2008-05-02 1:21]
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Hi Ulla,
you must have been quite close to this Egret! I've seen glimpses of them a mile off but that's just about it :-)

Very well composed capture and a great POV.
The lighting is perfect and you've exposed the whites very well.
Good focusing and DOF.
There seems to be a loss in quality and some distortion in a few of the corners... is this because of the teleconverter?
There is quite a lot of detail still though.
Nice work!
Well done!

Joe

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• lousat (11326)
• [2008-05-02 1:28]

Hi Ulla,beautiful quality and very ineresting note,my best compliments,Luciano

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• pankajbajpai (15175)
• [2008-05-02 5:57]

hello ulla,
nice capture of the erget, you have managed exposure well, liked the composition too,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• angybone (7328)
• [2008-05-02 6:13]

Lovely shot...interesting pose here. What a beautiful bird!

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• boreocypriensis (15200)
• [2008-05-02 10:57]

Hello My beloeved friend Ulla,
Lovely and splendid shot of this beautifull little egret. Also a significant capture in WS showing its feeding my friend.
Many thanks for sharing and best regards,
Bayram

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• Royaldevon (3608)
• [2008-05-02 12:10]

Hello Ulla,

What an elegant bird the egret is!
You have captured this beautifully in your shot. There is some noise evident but that does not detract from the beauty of this bird found in a very unusual setting!


Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• Janice (17794)
• [2008-05-02 13:59]

Good show Ulla. It's not 100% sharp, but it's not easy from that distance. And the WS showing the fish is very interesting to see too.
TFS
JAnice

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• loot (9407)
• [2008-05-02 23:27]

Hi Ulla

I liked your notes, but it just shows that Gert is better of sitting in his hide and waiting for the birds to come to him. Somehow we are not as successful in stalking these birds as they are in stalking their prey. Anyway, thanks for the supplement material in the workshop. It helped to paint and give colour to the story you told. Just a pity this one got away before you had the opportunity to catch some more exposures of it, but that's what makes nature photography so difficult and also so interesting, because there is always another day to try it again and hopefully get a better shot.

With the light towards this bird's back it unfortunately gave you a bit of the dark side to its face, but you still managed to capture enough detail so one can see its eye and beak clearly. Actually one can see the bird taking the step as it makes a hasty retreat so you have also captured some nice movement in the shot. The rocks served as a great BG to isolate the bird.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Silvio2006 (26183)
• [2008-05-03 0:26]

Hi Ulla, lovely walking Egret, wonderful details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• eng55 (1475)
• [2008-05-03 2:15]

Hi Ulla,
Lovely capture of little white egret.Well framed and composed.Thanks for posting!

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• Mana (17188)
• [2008-05-03 5:19]

Hi Ulla,
Wonderful shot of this Little Egret among the huge rocks. Very neat and sharp image with perfect light and exposure control. Nice pose captured. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon