Great Big...Great Egret

gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
edited June 17, 2005 in Wildlife
She had just finished feeding her two chicks. Evidently, she felt that I was less of a threat. She totally shocked me when she landed so close. She was not quite close enough to touch, but pretty darn close. I was afraid to back up or move at all. I just framed and shot.
Sorry Ginger, I know you do not like shots of parts of birds. It was the best I could do in the moment.

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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2005
    Wow,that was close.Nice exposure and color.thumb.gif
    Thanks for sharing
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  • behr655behr655 Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2005
    25202157-M.jpg

    Great shot.

    You need to add www. to the link.

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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2005
    beautiful! thumb.gif
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  • KirwinKirwin Registered Users Posts: 417 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2005
    Hi Gayle!

    Nice seein' ya here. Beautiful colors... nice capture!
    Regards,
    Kirwin
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2005
    Nice Gayle thumb.gif
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  • bochiebochie Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2005
    Wow, amazing details clap.gif
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    gaylenick wrote:
    She had just finished feeding her two chicks. Evidently, she felt that I was less of a threat. She totally shocked me when she landed so close. She was not quite close enough to touch, but pretty darn close. I was afraid to back up or move at all. I just framed and shot.
    Sorry Ginger, I know you do not like shots of parts of birds. It was the best I could do in the moment.
    Gayle
    Hi gayle!
    Very nice shot! I love when the birds get so close...you managed it perfectly!
    Wow!! Blue sky..I have not seen that in a while:cry .
  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited June 17, 2005
    Very nice shot Gayle thumb.gifthumb

    You might have been lucky that he came that close, but you were prepared to take advantage of that luck. Good work clap.gif


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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    John Mueller wrote:
    Wow,that was close.Nice exposure and color.thumb.gif
    Thanks for sharing


    Thank you for viewing and the nice comments. I enjoyed your horse pictures from last night. Please post more. The only horses around here are carriage horses.

    Gayle
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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Great shot.

    You need to add www. to the link.

    Bear[/QUOTE]

    Bear -

    Thank you for the comments and the advice. I finally got it to work. It was a little different than I remembered.

    Gayle
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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Phil U. wrote:
    beautiful! thumb.gif

    Phil,

    Thank you for viewing and the nice comments.

    Gayle
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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Kirwin wrote:
    Hi Gayle!

    Nice seein' ya here. Beautiful colors... nice capture!

    Hi Kerwin, Ben and Bochie -

    Thank you for sharing your comments with me. Having her land so close was a real treat. Mother nature gets credit for the beautiful colors. I just got lucky.

    Gayle
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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Trish323 wrote:
    Hi gayle!
    Very nice shot! I love when the birds get so close...you managed it perfectly!
    Wow!! Blue sky..I have not seen that in a while:cry .

    Trish -

    Thank you for your comments. I have been wondering about Mango and Kiwi. How are they doing? What cute puppies. Have they got you trained by now?

    Gayle
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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Very nice shot Gayle thumb.gifthumb

    You might have been lucky that he came that close, but you were prepared to take advantage of that luck. Good work clap.gif


    Steve

    Steve -

    Thank you! Your comments mean alot. It had been a couple of weeks since I had went out shooting. In case you haven't heard the weather in the Sunshine State has not been sunny. Oh well, I guess you have better luck with photographs, when you are actually taking them.
    Gayle
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    gaylenick wrote:
    She had just finished feeding her two chicks. Evidently, she felt that I was less of a threat. She totally shocked me when she landed so close. She was not quite close enough to touch, but pretty darn close. I was afraid to back up or move at all. I just framed and shot.
    Sorry Ginger, I know you do not like shots of parts of birds. It was the best I could do in the moment.
    Gayle
    Hey Gayle,

    That is a fine shot. I really like the composition. clap.gif I'm also jealous of that blue sky. I haven't had one of those on my last 3 visits. :cry
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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Gayle,

    That is a fine shot. I really like the composition. clap.gif I'm also jealous of that blue sky. I haven't had one of those on my last 3 visits. :cry


    Hi Harry,

    Thank you for the nice comments. Especially on the composition. You really did not miss anything the day I took that picture. It rained most of the day, about 4:30 all of the sudden it cleared up. I was at the rookery by 5:00. The rain had cleaned out all the haze and the sky was a beautiful blue. Of course, by the next morning it was overcast and raining again.

    Gayle
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