egret

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited March 7, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi you'll

I'm about to turn in so i'd thought I would leave you with one osprey shot
Harry
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
    edited March 6, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hi you'll

    I'm about to turn in so i'd thought I would leave you with one egret shot

    Sleep tight. You need the rest :D

    Ian

    P.S. Nice shot!
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Thats an eaglet.. silly.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Sleep tight. You need the rest :D

    Ian

    P.S. Nice shot!
    I do need my rest. Retirement can be tough:):
    Thanks
    Harry
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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Another great catch Harry!!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Thats an eaglet.. silly.
    Tis ain't no eaglet you goose. An eaglet wouldn't be doing this with Mrs. Egret
    Harry
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Hey Harry
    Is the egret inside that big old bird ,this will be some photo shop project rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifthumb.gif i still do not have one good osprey shot and all of your are great oh well shoot and pray Jeff
    Jeff W

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Harry, I think your egret is underexposed. Probably happened during the shoot.

    You might have been shooting an eagle and forgotten to change.

    Next time, after every shot, check ISO, fstop, Speed, by all means the histogram and anything else I have forgotten. Oh, yes, check to see what you are shooting................an egret really should not be that dark.

    ginger:D

    Could not using a tripod have anything to do with it, if so what? And while checking all that stuff, see if you can get a program that puts your bird in "pause" mode, like on a DVD.
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Nir wrote:
    Another great catch Harry!!
    Thank you Nr
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Harry, I think your egret is underexposed. Probably happened during the shoot.

    You might have been shooting an eagle and forgotten to change.

    Next time, after every shot, check ISO, fstop, Speed, by all means the histogram and anything else I have forgotten. Oh, yes, check to see what you are shooting................an egret really should not be that dark.

    ginger:D

    Could not using a tripod have anything to do with it, if so what? And while checking all that stuff, see if you can get a program that puts your bird in "pause" mode, like on a DVD.
    Hey Ginger
    :lol4 That sure is a lot of stuff to deal with ain't it. Thats why I will usually shoot at ISO 200 (the lowest the D100 wil go) and only change it if my shutter speed drops too low. Now in this shot I had a chance to do a few trial exposures on the nest before I had to shoot for real. So I knew that I didn't need an EV adjustment. The problem with an Egret is you have the combo of light and dark feathers. So you want to balance out not blowing out the white or losing all the details in the dark feathers. Once you get the exposure you want to check what your shutter speed is and here it was 1/1000 sec. Thats pretty good and with a VR lens I didn't need a tripod. My aperture setting was 5.6 and that worked with this shot because I didn't need a deep area of focus (all the background was sky)
    Npw if you take a gander at the histogram you will see that its pretty good, theres nothing by 0 or 255.
    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!"
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Ginger
    :lol4 That sure is a lot of stuff to deal with ain't it. Thats why I will usually shoot at ISO 200 (the lowest the D100 wil go) and only change it if my shutter speed drops too low. Now in this shot I had a chance to do a few trial exposures on the nest before I had to shoot for real. So I knew that I didn't need an EV adjustment. The problem with an Egret is you have the combo of light and dark feathers. So you want to balance out not blowing out the white or losing all the details in the dark feathers. Once you get the exposure you want to check what your shutter speed is and here it was 1/1000 sec. Thats pretty good and with a VR lens I didn't need a tripod. My aperture setting was 5.6 and that worked with this shot because I didn't need a deep area of focus (all the background was sky)
    Npw if you take a gander at the histogram you will see that its pretty good, theres nothing by 0 or 255.

    I did not go to church, but i do need to be there to shoot the kid and parents. Will get back to you, as I do have questions.

    Also, I found a histogram in my camera, messed with it with my messed up flash, discovered that it shows the blown area in flashing white, with the way they should be, too.

    This is Bill's last day off...............don't know what to do, have to shoot those birds right, will try with the histogram

    Those shots, those flight shots, at the same time, moments after, they were the reason I went back to get flight. That was the reason for the ISO at 1600 at 6PM around. We noted that one was 1/500 and one was 1/200.

    I really think the biggest thing I messed up on was the f stop. I have not had trouble hand holding that lens any other place, but then I have not gone out in a gale.

    I do have questions, please, I will get back to you.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Oh, seagull,
    Don't you wish you were an eagle?
    What if you were, you silly seagull?
    How would you explain it to your shegull?
    Ogden Nash
    If not now, when?
  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Ginger
    :lol4 That sure is a lot of stuff to deal with ain't it. Thats why I will usually shoot at ISO 200 (the lowest the D100 wil go) and only change it if my shutter speed drops too low. Now in this shot I had a chance to do a few trial exposures on the nest before I had to shoot for real. So I knew that I didn't need an EV adjustment. The problem with an Egret is you have the combo of light and dark feathers. So you want to balance out not blowing out the white or losing all the details in the dark feathers. Once you get the exposure you want to check what your shutter speed is and here it was 1/1000 sec. Thats pretty good and with a VR lens I didn't need a tripod. My aperture setting was 5.6 and that worked with this shot because I didn't need a deep area of focus (all the background was sky)
    Npw if you take a gander at the histogram you will see that its pretty good, theres nothing by 0 or 255.

    I know (I think) you guys are messin around calling this wonderful osprey an egret.... right.....


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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    I know (I think) you guys are messin around calling this wonderful osprey an egret.... right.....


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    Shhh...we are waiting for harry to finish the alter wine & sort this out.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    I know (I think) you guys are messin around calling this wonderful osprey an egret.... right.....


    11doh.gif

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    OMG I made a typo. :whip Just beat up over it. Have a good time. I just got egrets on my mind.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Shhh...we are waiting for harry to finish the alter wine & sort this out.

    Seeesh! This place is a minefield. Make one simple, honest mistake and:hang
    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!"
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Seeesh! This place is a minefield. Make one simple, honest mistake and:hang
    Yep ...just be thankfull we got to you before fish.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Yep ...just be thankfull we got to you before fish.
    Yep, I'm still waiting for his appearance. Oh :fish joy
    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!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    Is the egret inside that big old bird ,this will be some photo shop project rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifthumb.gif i still do not have one good osprey shot and all of your are great oh well shoot and pray Jeff
    lol3.gif

    Not to worry Jeff you'll get your shot, sooner or later. I had to move to Florida to get one.
    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!"
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
    edited March 6, 2005
    Will the real Egret Please stand up?
    How's about this one?

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    How's about this one?
    What can I say? I was tired. Seesh!
    Nice pic BTW
    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!"
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited March 6, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Seeesh! This place is a minefield. Make one simple, honest mistake and:hang
    :Drolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifthumb.gif
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  • tmlphototmlphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,444 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    :Drolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifthumb.gif
    I saw one of these yesterday. I thought it was an Osprey, but I suppose it must be an eaglet or an Egret!rolleyes1.gif
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    Thomas :D

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2005
    tmlphoto wrote:
    I saw one of these yesterday. I thought it was an Osprey, but I suppose it must be an eaglet or an Egret!rolleyes1.gif
    and I thought you were a nice guy Tom. All right lets just pile on Harry! Its dump on Harry time! Harry made a mistake! :beatwax

    Great pic btw.
    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!"
  • tmlphototmlphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,444 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    and I thought you were a nice guy Tom. All right lets just pile on Harry! Its dump on Harry time! Harry made a mistake! :beatwax

    Great pic btw.
    Ah shucks Harry, just joshin' ya.
    Thomas :D

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