The great egret saga: Hard to reach places (4/6) photo

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26-Oct-2023

One of the two great egrets we saw at Constitution Gardens the other week.

A more sedate car wash abstract, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7
1/500s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso160 full exif

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Claude Gagnon		15-Nov-2023 19:30
Great capture here....and the reflection is awesome :))

Allan Jay		10-Nov-2023 22:25
Excellent reflection, Helen! V

marie-jose wolff		09-Nov-2023 15:36
the pose of the egret is perfectly captured as well as its reflection! V

Buz Kiefer		09-Nov-2023 10:26
Great pose and timed perfectly. Nice exposure of a bright white subject in sunlight. Good details. V

Tom LeRoy		09-Nov-2023 09:04
Great pose and you captured it perfectly. V

Nick Paoni		08-Nov-2023 23:22
Terrific timing to catch this pose. It is my experience that the preening process can go on for an extended period of time.

janescottcumming		08-Nov-2023 23:21
What a great pose. V

Mairéad		08-Nov-2023 22:09
A wonderful pose and tack sharp too! V

hayl		08-Nov-2023 21:38
Excellent photo of this preening action. Well done to catch it.

Kevin D Warren		08-Nov-2023 21:19
I had to smile when I saw this...a great moment and capture!

Marcia Rules		08-Nov-2023 19:54
Such elegance and reality in one image! VVV~

Hennie & Lies Lammers		08-Nov-2023 17:57
Beautiful tack capture with nice reflections too

Danad		08-Nov-2023 15:46
Great timing ! V

Philip P		08-Nov-2023 15:00
What a great pose!!

Dwight Rankine		08-Nov-2023 12:47
This is nice! A beautiful composition, Helen. BBV

Richard Chu		08-Nov-2023 07:56
Outstanding pose beautifully captured! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		08-Nov-2023 07:32
Beautiful pose and reflection.

Charlene Ambrose		08-Nov-2023 07:15
That’s quite the pose! Nicely captured with the reflection. V

Fong Lam		08-Nov-2023 06:14
A wonderful capture of this lovely egret with fabulous preening pose and details....V

Arnie Peterschmidt		08-Nov-2023 05:11
What a splendid sighting. Certainly isn't disturbed by the paparazzi, great exposure and light.

globalgadabout		08-Nov-2023 03:46
looks like the appraisal stage of proceedings, and not too much seems out of place...certainly an unusual moment, and well captured..

Hank Vander Velde		08-Nov-2023 02:49
A beautiful sharp and well exposed image. A terrific preening pose and nice reflections too.

Dennis Hoyne		08-Nov-2023 02:07
A great catch of this grooming pose.

larose forest photos		08-Nov-2023 02:06
What a pose you captured! Excellent shot with great detail. VV

Pierre Martin		08-Nov-2023 02:02
superb that shot, the whites are perfectely exposed and detailed, great wing inspection pose!

Tom Munson		08-Nov-2023 00:58
Beautiful tack capture.

Don		08-Nov-2023 00:14
When you look at it like that you can see what a huge area and number of feathers this egret has, and there's all snowy white. Your photo is an excellent perspective.

Julie Oldfield		08-Nov-2023 00:09
What a fabulous capture of its grace and pose. So beautiful. V