The Reddish are a photographer favorite, with or without the red.
Specs; OM-1 mk2, Leica 100-400, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack (Iilford Delta 100).
Monochrome Monday, Reddish Egret
Category Archives: Egret
Egret Head Shot, A Little Too Close
The Great Egret was down in the cut, standing right on the base of the wooden trunk. Since I was up on the dike I had no other angle, or option but to take a head shot.
He didn’t stay there long. This is the spot where you both see each other at about the same time.
Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack ( Kodachrome 25).
Great Egret Ignoring The Anhinga
The last time we went out to the big marshes we were braving the heat wave. And a heat wave down here is not something to trifle with. It was just a few hours, most time in the car riding on dikes.
There wasn’t much happening, even the Alligators were hiding. I did watch this Anhinga attempt to take control of the fallen Spoonie Tree.
The Egret couldn’t be bothered to even address the Anhinga at all. A quick glance and the Anhinga settled down.
Excited Snowy In B&W
It’s been a while since I’ve published one of these excited Snowy Egrets.
Nothing like one of these little guys in full attitude.
Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400, Lightroom, DxO Silver Efex.
A Quick Two On Take Off, Egret
If you are not fully ready a Great Egret can be in the air, and gone, faster than you would think. This was one of those times.
I knew he was there since I was waiting for him to reach out for a fish. I waited, and waited. So of course he did get one the minute I lowered my lens.
If you look close he has it in his bill, but it’s real small.
Pretty wing span here.
Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400, Lightroom, Topaz.
Great Egret Over A Swamp, ACE Basin
There’s a dirt road we take heading out to a big marsh that at one point makes a turn out of a forest and crosses a small dike into another woodland.
There is a swamp on the left, open marsh and tall grass on the right. Very pretty and often something is in the air, a tree, or even sprawled across the road. You always need to be ready to exit the car for the shot.
Below was an Egret on the left, over swamp.
Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 ll, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack.
Egret, ACE Marsh
Birds pick, probably more than anything else.
A photograph of a picking bird just doesn’t work.
However, an exception can be made for a big Great Egret with long flowing feathers.
Specs; OM -1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, Lightroom.
Great Egret – Dark Swamp
You don’t get to pick your light out there, you take what’s been offered. There was a time when I first started to shoot wildlife seriously I would stress over each image.
Below were in the next stage😁😁. In this case if you have a reflection, you have light.
