A Rare Picture by Jill, Our Resident Artist
Nikon N65, Nikon 28-85mm AFD
Please excuse the awful scan job. I scanned this on my flatbed scanner from a 4x6 print that Jill sent to me.
I told her that it was a great picture, and that I was going to post it to the forum. I believe this Egret was seen and photographed at Stow Lake. Jill will have to confirm when she comes online one of these days.
As you'll recall, Martin and I both took pictures of a bird that I think we erroneously called a crane when in fact, it was probably an egret like this one. Our pictures were posted 2 years apart, and here is Jill's version shot another two years from the last one!
If you do a search for "crane", you'll see the other pictures. Interestingly, all three pictures were taken with film cameras. This morning, I saw Martin in Golden Gate Park and he tells me that he is now stalking birds with his new Canon DSLR.
--Warren
Labels: Composition, Egret, Nature
posted by Warren T. at 4:24 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Nice shot. I like the green vegetation and the bird's reflection. Looks like you used flash. It works in this case. I'd crop the top of the frame a little.
Very interesting.. both the photo and the post regarding egrets. I've never even heard of an egret! The reflections are really nice, especially the super green grass. I also like how the reflections are in the background as well as the foreground.
So, Warren, any EGRETS about misidentifying the bird earlier?
I like this shot--nice how some things are reflected in the water and some are not. The vivid colors--especially the blades of green--really stand out against the dark water.
KW
LOL, good one, KW. Have used your D40 more lately?
--WT
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