GBH and Egret Guys what did I get?

GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
edited September 12, 2006 in Wildlife
Man I'm perplexed! :scratch

All we are supposed to have around here are GBH's then I found this guy tonite!
He has black legs which you can't see here.

According to my Peterson Guide this is a Great Egret but......
They are only supposed to be down along Rhode island at the furtherest this way.
I'm over 100 miles inland (NY)and according to the guide map they aren't supposed to be anywhere near here! :dunno

HELP!!!

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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2006
    Bird dudes must be away for the weekend?ne_nau.gif:D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2006
    Your guide is correct it is a great egret and they do get up to NY. I saw a number of them at the wildlife refuge in Brooklyn during my NYC days.
    Harry
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Your guide is correct it is a great egret and they do get up to NY. I saw a number of them at the wildlife refuge in Brooklyn during my NYC days.

    Thanx Harry!
    Yeah but I'm in Broome County near Binghamton NY over 100 miles inland!

    BTW here is another shot.

    "Come out...come out where ever you are"

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2006
    The first shot is stronger because you have the whole reflection in it. Both shots are a tad overexposed. You were shooting in aperture priority mode but made no exposure adjustments. The camera will meter grass on a sunny day at about 128 on the histogram and anything white will be blown out. I would have made a negative expsoure adjustment about 2/3rds of a stop on those shots.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    The first shot is stronger because you have the whole reflection in it. Both shots are a tad overexposed. You were shooting in aperture priority mode but made no exposure adjustments. The camera will meter grass on a sunny day at about 128 on the histogram and anything white will be blown out. I would have made a negative expsoure adjustment about 2/3rds of a stop on those shots.

    Thanx for the info Harry! thumb.gif
    That's what I get for shooting with RAW.
    I'm so familiar with how to PP JPGs and know lil about RAW.
    Maybe I'll stick with what I'm familiar with and play with RAW on less important pics till I know more about it. ne_nau.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2006
    GraphyFotoz wrote:
    Thanx for the info Harry! thumb.gif
    That's what I get for shooting with RAW.
    I'm so familiar with how to PP JPGs and know lil about RAW.
    Maybe I'll stick with what I'm familiar with and play with RAW on less important pics till I know more about it. ne_nau.gif

    There's no difference when you take a shot in RAW or jpeg. Your settings should be just about the same. RAW gives you more latitude to correct some things in your post work but it should have no impact on how you take the shot.

    You should be using the same exposure on the shot irregardless of which mode you are shooting in. Whenever I'm shooting white birds I have to check my histogram and "blinkies" to be sure that I have the exposure correct.

    Check out some of the resources listed in "Tips and resources sticky". Lots of good info there.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2006
    Harry U Da Man!
    Ok you got me in "Head Strong" mode! :D
    I'm like a Pitbull when it comes to this stuff!

    So.....I sat down and played most of the nite and I think I got it now. thumb.gif

    This was from a pic which was same distance as the pic above (actually my next shot after)
    Lil crop turned down the Brightness and saturation.....Crop...resize...USM....reduce noise.
    Wahhhlaaa!
    This better? headscratch.gif:D

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    Here is the blown out previously posted pic redone cropped and all!
    What a diff!!! Thanx Harry!

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  • gerberbabygerberbaby Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited September 10, 2006
    I Am Hungry!!!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 12, 2006
    Definite improvement. thumb.gif
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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