A Few snowies from the left coast

PatandRichPatandRich Registered Users Posts: 54 Big grins
edited September 1, 2005 in Wildlife
The snowy and great egret are some of the hardest birds to shot for me. The bright white against a dark or muddy backround is a challenge for me. Here are a few atempts using spot and exposure compensation:

http://patandrich.smugmug.com/photos/26513591-L.jpg

http://patandrich.smugmug.com/photos/25762219-L.jpg

http://patandrich.smugmug.com/photos/27287265-L.jpg

I really like this one it is right out of "A Nigtmare Before Christmas"
http://patandrich.smugmug.com/photos/27287267-L.jpg

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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    Nice shots.

    Please look here [post]79769[/post]to learn how to link you pictures so they show up in the thread. It is just more convenient to view.

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  • PatandRichPatandRich Registered Users Posts: 54 Big grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    Thanks Nick,

    Lets give it a try:

    Sibling rivalry

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2005
    Welcome and very nicely done thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    Good shots of one of my favorite subjects. Welocme to Dgrin BTW.. Hope to see more of your work in the very near future.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    glad you got the posting thing --it takes a lot of time to look when you be on dail up the other way ==very sharp pics thumb.gif
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    Beautiful shot. Very sharp and very well captured moment. thumb.gif
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    Welcome to Dgrin and thanks for sharing some of your shots. Nice job.

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited September 1, 2005
    P and R,

    Welcome to Dgrin wave.gif and thank you for sharing your lovely egret shots with us thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Yep, those white birds are tough to expose correctly, but you did really well on these clap.gif

    I'd give away Harry's 500mm lens just to have spot metering lol3.gif Oh well, I don't think that's gonna happen, so I too will keep dialing in negative EV comp....lol

    Thanks for sharing,
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  • PatandRichPatandRich Registered Users Posts: 54 Big grins
    edited September 1, 2005
    Thanks All,
    They ware take at the Palo Alto CA WLP. It was like shooting fish in a barrel. The egret took over a small grove of palm trees and the amount of nesting egets and night herons was amazing.

    Steve I was out numbered at least 3:1 C to N. Most with the 300,350 or 20. Some with the big guns and glass that had all drooling. Most of the guys in my D70 range were shooting with the 9% setting and keeping the hightlight down.
    You may want Spot but I would kill for ISO 100 for less then $5000yelrotflmao.gif

    Rich
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