Great White (egret)

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-- Larry Korhnak (lvk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), October 13, 1998

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The rains from Hurricane Georges have got the birds preoccupied catching fish. I'll take an easy shoot like this anytime I can get it! Nikon N70, Sigma 400 wide open, Elite 200.

-- Larry Korhnak (lvk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), October 13, 1998.

Nice shot! Great composition, beautiful light, sharp, incredible detail! I think I can even see the eye of the fish in the egret's mouth and water droplets falling from its beak. The feathers on the back of the egret look slightly over-exposed but it may just be my lcd screen. The bird stands out nicely from the background.

-- Barbara Kelly (kellys@alaska.net), October 14, 1998.

yep, that is pretty work, and i don't usually care for bird shots. so much for the proposition that third party lens can't do the job.

-- wayne harrison (wayno@netmcr.com), October 14, 1998.

Excellent. The water dripping from the beak is an extra nice touch. Very rhymic the way the eye is drawn up around the neck, along the beak, and down the water droplets.

-- Paul Lenson (lenson@pci.on.ca), October 14, 1998.

great shot. Congratulations on not blowing out the highlights on the white plumage. How did you meter this one and what film did you use???

-- Daryl Hiebert (dhiebe@po-box.mcgill.ca), October 14, 1998.


Yes, the sigma 400 seems to be an reasonable alternative for amateurs on a budget. This lens was sold to me by a kindly professional (for $100) who was upgrading to the $7000 Nikon 500 mm. He said he sold a lot of pictures made with this lens. Exposure was with the N70 matrix meter. I find that this mode gives good exposures 90% of the time for me. I think the key elements that helped this picture were a bird that let me get within 30 ft and very good morning light. Film was Elite 200 and although there is grain, the film is cheap, and I need the speed for this lens (esp. when the subject is moving).

-- Larry Korhnak (lvk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), October 14, 1998.

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