19 May 2010

Waders on Wednesday-Great Egret Fishing

Today's wader on Wednesday comes from Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.  A bunch of great egrets were fishing in a ditch near the end of the refuge.  They were so focused on catching some of the schools of small minnows that I was easily able to stalk very close then sit taking pictures as they followed the schools back and forth in front of me.  I captured this egret in mid-strike and I love the way his eye is still in focus under the plume of water.  This image was taken only with the bright afternoon light, no flash.  I did use a graduated filter setting in Lightroom to take some brown glare off the foreground tannin-rich water where the sun was striking it at an angle.



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4 comments:

  1. Such a cool shot! I love the dunking head, the reflection, the black and white contrast. Great job.

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  2. Thanks Robert. The contrast was due to the white bird being in full sun and most of the dark water and opposite bank in deep shade. Ideal conditions.

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  3. Wonderful capture with that great splash of water coming up round the neck.

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  4. fantastic action shot especially with the reflection

    dan

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