Cattle Egrets at Viera

IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
edited May 27, 2011 in Wildlife
I seem to have problems getting close to the Cattle Egrets at Viera, but was able to get these shots today.......

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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2011
    These are wonderful Ira. I have a question for you. Why do you use such small apertures for these shots? Are you so close that you need the DOF in order to get acceptible sharpness of the whole bird? I'd LOVE to be able to get this close to some more "charismatic" critters.
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  • ScottWScottW Registered Users Posts: 69 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2011
    Great series, the first one is my favorite!
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  • IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2011
    Icebear wrote: »
    These are wonderful Ira. I have a question for you. Why do you use such small apertures for these shots? Are you so close that you need the DOF in order to get acceptible sharpness of the whole bird? I'd LOVE to be able to get this close to some more "charismatic" critters.

    When using my Tamron 200-500mm lens, DOF is a concern, but more than that, that lens is sharpest at f11, so I try to shoot from f8 to f11 if I have enough light. In this case, I needed to shoot at f13 to try keeping from blowing the whites on this bird.
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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2011
    Really nice series, Ira. I love the soft BG in #1 and #4. Best, Pam
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2011
    Good set Ira, you have to love their breeding colors.
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