The elegant egret
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morris
Registered: May 22, 2002
Total Posts: 27001
Country: United States

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All: D200 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/800, f8, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

Saturday morning I pull into the parking lot at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area in Long Island, NY and the first thing I see is this egret standing there a few feet from the edge of the lot. There is a photographer hiding behind a tree and taking photos of it. I move in behind him and take a few photos before seeking a location with a better background. Moving about 8 feet to my right provides a wonderful background. I sit on a car stop and begin taking photos. The morning light was filtered by a thin layer of clouds creating a natural soft box. The great egret put on a great show and about 50 photos later it was time to see what else was happening in the park.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

Mark Cronin
Registered: Nov 05, 2011
Total Posts: 1789
Country: United States

These are extra special Morris..
Great BG and exposure here.
Mark

Thomas Sanders
Registered: Aug 17, 2008
Total Posts: 14285
Country: United States

Great sequence of preening shots of this beauty Morris, enjoyed them all

Tom

KirkB
Registered: Sep 13, 2008
Total Posts: 8672
Country: United States

You got him in just about every position Morris... nice set, very well done.

Kirk

birdied
Registered: May 02, 2010
Total Posts: 15060
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These are beautiful Morris, with a beautiful background !

birdie

Tim Kuhn
Registered: Nov 29, 2006
Total Posts: 39132
Country: United States

Excellent work Morris Very well done

Tim

eyelaser
Registered: Oct 29, 2005
Total Posts: 13481
Country: United States

Elegant! Simply beautiful!
Eric

Jude Perera
Registered: Jan 10, 2007
Total Posts: 8027
Country: Sri Lanka

Fine work Morris. Love these.

Jude

dorian
Registered: Feb 20, 2011
Total Posts: 2034
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very nice morris. i especially like the one with him scratching his face with his foot. the one with his wing spread out is beautiful as well. keep em coming....

dorian

kmunroe
Registered: Feb 02, 2010
Total Posts: 21104
Country: Canada

i like them all Morris.. very nice set

mike717
Registered: May 02, 2004
Total Posts: 7496
Country: United States

Nice series Morris. Obviously he cared more about his looks than you or the other photog.

Mike

Rob Tillyer
Registered: Nov 17, 2007
Total Posts: 13624
Country: Canada

Nice series Morris, great BG.

Rob

Older Fossil
Registered: Nov 20, 2009
Total Posts: 512
Country: United States

Great shots Morris!

Art

waldr_p
Registered: Apr 18, 2008
Total Posts: 4305
Country: United Kingdom

Very nice set Morris, that lovely background colouring really sets of the bird well.

Paul

pjbishop
Registered: Oct 12, 2003
Total Posts: 2500
Country: United States

You've got a supermodel there - with a whole repertoire of interesting poses.

David Leask
Registered: Nov 19, 2003
Total Posts: 30612
Country: United Kingdom

Lovely set Morris, good job
David

RobAmy
Registered: Aug 15, 2004
Total Posts: 8435
Country: United States

Lovin the BG, nice shots

morris
Registered: May 22, 2002
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Country: United States

Mark Cronin wrote:
These are extra special Morris..
Great BG and exposure here.
Mark

Thank you Mark,

Morris

morris
Registered: May 22, 2002
Total Posts: 27001
Country: United States

Thomas Sanders wrote:
Great sequence of preening shots of this beauty Morris, enjoyed them all

Tom

Thank you Tom,

Morris

morris
Registered: May 22, 2002
Total Posts: 27001
Country: United States

KirkB wrote:
You got him in just about every position Morris... nice set, very well done.

Kirk

Thank you Kirk,

The postions that are not hear are on my hard drive :-}

Morris

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