This is one of the few Egrets that stayed in Essex this past Sept. The shot was taken on Sept. 18, at 10:14 AM.
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Is this a composite: No
Cannon R5, Canon 100-500mm 1.4x at 599mm, f9, 1/2000, ISO 1600. The shot was cropped by 50% and I did a fair mount of adjusting of the selective tones, vibrancy and saturation, in DXO Photo Lab 5.
I like the pose and the overall composition. There is good detail in the whites. Nice job.
Nice job, Peter. I like the position of the bird in the frame and the background nicely sets the bird off.
All said above – nice capture, and a great title! (I often have the same problem with my hairdo.)
Don’t you love how much you can crop with the R5!?
Hi Allen, Jim, David, & Diane
Going to the back bay in Essex was fun this year, because I could depend reaching this Egret with my Canon 100-500mm with the 1.4ext. As long as I staid a respectable distance the Egret would stay in place for me to get some nice photographs.
Peter
Ps
The R5 & 100-500mm with a 1.4ext has turned out to be a great bird photographing package.
Superb job on the plumage exposure in detail. I really like the pose and the composition. Perhaps another round of noise reduction on the background?
