I wasn’t sure if I could catch this bird in time for a shot so I took these a little wide. This is an opportunity not to be missed, until you have too many… it’s pretty common around here but you rarely have too many.
I watched a Great Egret jump from a Cypress tree. I was ready and just held the shutter and panned with bird as he flew the length of the swamp pond. The conditions were not ideal so I figured something had to come of all those shots.
Well, luckily a good many were pretty good. So, now what 😏.
Grab one and work it monochrome of course.
If you have patience and can wait out the birds one of them will eventually take off. Of course while leaning on a tree you will hear the other birds calling, see a few fly by you know you could have caught, just basic FOMO will take over. Don’t look away either or you miss the shot anyway.
Here I waited. And still missed the Heron jump.
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Great Blue Heron in a rookery.
One of the most picturesque places I know.
I go there because I can take photographs slowly and enjoy using a camera, new looks, and ultimately do post processing in a way entirely different from my usual nature work.
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They just like to jump on things, or each other.
There are few hills around the Lowcountry, however Middleton has a nice bluff that looks over the Ashley River.
The formal gardens look over the river, and of course large maintained lawns, statues, and ponds. They obviously had a little money.
The final photograph was finished using DxO Filmpack.
There is a trunk running under a dirt road. Water flows between marshes on either side. It was low tide when I walked here, a Great Egret was fishing in the shallow water.
I leaned over a grabbed a few quick shots as the bird walked along the waters edge. The Egret was too busy to be bothered by me. Snacks were available.
The coast is clear !
The lawn mowers were gathered in the barn yard while a scout went to check things out.
Middleton Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina.
