A couple of Egrets at Huntington Beach
p.1 #1A couple of Egrets at Huntington Beach
I got out today for the first time in months. There wasn't too much going on at Huntington Beach State Park but I was pretty happy with these two shots. The one on the branch is maybe 60-70% of the original frame and the other is basically uncropped except for a slight straightening.
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/4.0 1/400s 500 ISO -1.0 EV
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/2.8 1/250s 800 ISO 0.0 EV
Aug 24, 2026 at 09:10 PM
p.1 #2A couple of Egrets at Huntington Beach
Good work with the whites, Joe!
Douglas
Douglas
Aug 25, 2026 at 04:51 AM
p.1 #3A couple of Egrets at Huntington Beach
douter wrote:
Good work with the whites, Joe!
Douglas
Agree with Douglas. on the whites. Nice job
John
Good work with the whites, Joe!
Douglas
Agree with Douglas. on the whites. Nice job
John
Aug 25, 2026 at 05:52 AM
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p.1 #4A couple of Egrets at Huntington Beach
Real nice whites on these snowy egrets Joe.
Morris
Morris
Aug 25, 2026 at 06:42 AM
p.1 #5A couple of Egrets at Huntington Beach
Thank you everyone for the encouragement. At least I know I'm not crazy because the exposure on the white is exactly what I was really happy with. I always struggle with this. On the first, I dialed in some neg compensation and the second was helped by the lateness of the day and the natural cover above. I really need to be more diligent with this because the files from my camera are much easier to recover from under exposure than from over exposure. Much appreciated. It felt good to get out for a few hours yesterday even though these were the only keepers. It's like the old bumper sticker about a bad day of fishing being better than a good day at work. Shutter therapy! 😁
Aug 25, 2026 at 08:26 AM
p.1 #6A couple of Egrets at Huntington Beach
Nice work Joe, these are very pleasant images. Shutter therapy is real!
Eric
Eric
Aug 25, 2026 at 08:37 AM