Hunting Snowy Egret – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1/2000, ISO 320, Nikkor 80-400mm at 300mm, natural light
I love the challenge of photographing white birds and getting the exposures right, I like to nail it. Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) are great birds to practice getting exposures of the whites set correctly.
I photographed this hunting Snowy Egret while it was in a lagoon at Fort De Soto’s north beach. I was in the water with the bird and it ignored me completely, it probably didn’t feel threatened by me because I made myself kneel very still in the warm saltwater. I was able to shoot a very nice series of this egret while it hunted for its prey, now I need to find the time to edit the rest of them!
The light was at such a wonderful angle that I didn’t need to use any exposure compensation, gotta love that!
Life is good.
Mia
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Sweet capture Mia!
Thanks Susan!
Beautiful, as always! Great detail and sharpness!
Thank you Tammy, they are a beautiful species.
Perfection! Fantastic capture of an especially beautiful bird!
Julie, thanks for your very kind comment.
I love this kind of photo, but for the moment Paris for me… I like your photo !!!
Thank you Maria.
You captured this photo perfectly Mia. Love it!
Thank you PrairieBirder!
I love the shape you captured…the round body on the chimney legs.
Thank you Sheila, the legs do look a little like chimneys!
Very Pretty. There looks to be a build up on power in that bird, poised as it is t strike.
They are fun to watch & photograph hunting and they can be very powerful when they strike, Thanks Laurance!
This egret is so stunning. You did a fantastic job. Not sure I could do anywhere close. He is gorgeous.
Carol, thanks for your comment on this Snowy Egret, they are gorgeous birds.
A great capture Mia! You did nail it!
Thank you Steve!