photoartflightGreat Egret Fly By
I was at the Celery Farm Natural Area in Allendale NJ in May and saw three Great Egrets roosting in a tree in the distance. I took a few shots, some looked like they were in breeding plumage. Suddenly they took off, one by one and flew off through the trees. One circled round and flew right in front of where we were. I only had the chance to get off a few quick shots as it flew over, but I thought the texture of the white feathers from underneath the Egret was interesting. Then one of the others flew by from the other direction.
Great Egret Fly By Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec, ISO 400
Great Egret Roosting Showing Breeding Plumage. Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, -0.33 exposure compensation, ISO 400. Sometime when I see a subject through the trees, but branches are in the way, I shoot with the lens wide open and focus past the branches that are in the way. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not. Here it worked.
Great Egret Roosting Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/9, 1/1000 sec, -0.33 exposure compensation, ISO 400
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