Great Egret 2nd time around

[Vinam]

Finally the rain stopped today, went to the park with the dog to see if we might get a few shots at the Great Egret ...

here's a wide angle view of nice spot along the river ... if you look a little to the right of middle, you can see the Egret


even at that focal lenght sticks out like a sore thumb, take a look at the original size in flickr , pretty good detail for the 17-55 kit lense.

Here's another pulled in a bit after a lense change and some crop


he was fishing, but I didn't get to see him catch anything, stayed with him a little while and Bandit decided he wanted to move on lol

So we headed to the lake nearby to look for the other Egret that lives in the area ( no idea where the nest is ) ... Well we spooked him/her and it took off ... in one leap and a flap of it's wings it was coasting right above the water .. I kinda missed... but here's an meager attempt to pan it


although I was ready to shoot, I was not expecting a panning shot across the sun .. oh well, I'll take stock in what I did mamage to capture and will get another crack at it I'm sure.

Bandit and I were rewarded with something I have not seen, The Egret did a long bank turn and landed in a tree over the lake, I had thought I blew it and it was long gone, but I got a great opportunity to get a few good shots


Kinda cool to see it up in the tree,

turned out to be a good photography day afterall ... dispite a yucky raining morning.. thanks for taking a look

Vin

[teedlepeep]

Vin those pics are great and the story is wonderful !! That last shot is fantastic. Sounds like Bandit was good for you today too

[FoG]

love the last one

[jack russell]

an egret in NY? great series Vin .. thx ..

[Fred flyfisher]

Great job... I like the one in the tree. The white Egret really contrasts well againts the darker background of the tree. Cool...

[Hayward Taylor]

Vin - looks like you and man's best friend had a very productive day ..excellent selection of images .. each one a joy to look at .. and the narration is always a good companion to your photos .. nicely done

[pjflan7]

Boy, both the 3rd and 4th pictures are great. I really like that bird flying along with the tip of its wings brushing the surface of the water. Keep hunting and shooting!

[beachcomber]

The scene is set. OK, looks nice, time for lunch yet, no, OK

The bird shows off and I capture it good style, can I do better maybe, time for lunch yet, no, OK

Now look what I've done, quick, panning made, zzzzzzrrrrrrrrwwwwwrrrrrrr, got it, thank goodness, time for lunch yet Bandit, grrrrrrr, maybe not, OK

Finally a there, thats the one moment, the final picture is stunning, wonderful tone, colour, shade and shape, sure we could crop a little, but hey ho, its great just the way it is.

Come on Bandit, now thats time for lunch

Excellent work buddy
beach

[A-O]

hello there Vin !
exellent series and story my friend... seems like you and Bandit having a busy day working... but it worth it buddy...
exellent captures and I do love the first and last two shots the most..
great job mate !

[jakethepig]

You are doing a great job with the Egret Vin. Another great set of captures. I like the one that you got of him in flight, nice action freeze. That park really looks a nice place to go. Nice work Vin. You are doing a great job.

Jake.