Low Altitude Pass With Ground Effect

[Coastal Flyer]

Hello Folks,

I haven't been around the website much of late what with a new grandson, holidays, family time, etc. But, on a recent walk around Kumeyaay Lake, at Mission Trails Regional Park (see Facebook page) I captured this of a great white egret.

Hope all of you are well in 2012.

David

[Levi1990]

This is an excellent shot. The only thing that I could be really picky about is I wish the water could have been smoother so that we could have seen the reflection better. But other then that, fantastic shot. :thumbsup: What lens and camera body were you using?

[wfooshee]

I rather like how the reflection kind of fades out due to the waves.

[Coastal Flyer]

Thanks Levi and fooshee.

And here I thought the rippling texture of the water added something extra. All in the eye of the viewer, I suppose. I appreciate the comments none the less.

I used the Canon 7D with the 70-300 "L" series lens. Conditions were bright and sunny, mid-morning so the lens was fast enough to capture the speed of the egret. Although, it was on a slow cruise so this was not a real demanding speed issue.

Thanks again.

CF

[Ctn]

I have to agree with Fooshee here, i really like the fade effect in the reflection.
Is it me or is the focus point just behind the neck rather than the head?
Overall great shot, beautiful bird.

[Coastal Flyer]

Ctn,

Thanks for leaving a comment. I will have to look at the original image to see where I caught the focus; moving bird, shooting 8 fps, I may have caught the neck rather than the face/eye.

Thanks again.

CF

[Utkarsh]

good shot dude ! Inspiring stuff

[Coastal Flyer]

Utkarsh,

You are very kind. Thanks for leaving the comment.

David