Canon 100-300L egrets with babies (pics)

Daniella68313 · May 11, 2004

I went to Palo Alto today and I got too many too show them all here but here are some of the photos. Egrets are now nesting with hungry babies to feed. Hard to beleive that they will become such beautiful birds when you see them as baby

the full gallery. I never had so many keepers in one day

all taken in Palo Alto, California.

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windoze · May 11, 2004

Daniella said:
I went to Palo Alto today and I got too many too show them all here
but here are some of the photos. Egrets are now nesting with
hungry babies to feed. Hard to beleive that they will become such
beautiful birds when you see them as baby

the full gallery. I never had so many keepers in one day all
taken in Palo Alto, California.

http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=4
http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=5

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Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

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PaulyOly · May 11, 2004

Daniella said:
I went to Palo Alto today and I got too many too show them all here
but here are some of the photos. Egrets are now nesting with
hungry babies to feed. Hard to beleive that they will become such
beautiful birds when you see them as baby

the full gallery. I never had so many keepers in one day all
taken in Palo Alto, California.

http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=4
http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=5

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Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

the snowies in flight are great. I assume you used fill flash with the 420ex. What mode did you shoot those in ie. Manual/aperture priority? What FEC did you use and do you use eposure compensation with the flash to avoid blowing out the parts of the bird the sun is shinning on? I'm going to be trying the same type of shots in about 2 hours with the 420ex and 200 2.8L.
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Phil Hurst · May 11, 2004

I really like this one, excellent, that lens seems to be doing you well;

Some of your whites look a bit hot, as you said it may be a monitor calibration issue, I stuck the spyder on on Monday and my profile etc all checked out OK. That said every monitor is going to be slightly different, we have 6 LaCie 21" monitors here that all look slightly different even when profiled right, I digress, nice work.

Daniella68313 said:

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Daniella68313 · May 11, 2004

PaulyOly said:
the snowies in flight are great. I assume you used fill flash with
the 420ex.

yes but I think I need a better beamer. I had the flash at maximum FEC +

I think it made a difference still because I could get detail in the shadow without blowing out highlights.

What mode did you shoot those in ie. Manual/aperture

PaulyOly said:
priority?

Manual at 1/1000s F8 adn 1/1250s F8 ISO 200 mostly. I was sunny day with hard sunlight. I am surprised that I did not blow them all. there was a man there with a Nikon D100 and he gave up shooting. I was the only ne there

What FEC did you use and do you use eposure compensation

PaulyOly said:
with the flash to avoid blowing out the parts of the bird the sun
is shinning on?

I did not rely on the metering in Manual mode because my meter was blinking, totaly at the - end of the scale. there was a white duck, I simply metered on it and did couple of test shots with the histogram. It look like the fill in flash does not contribute to blowing out highlights but it does open the shadow.

I'm going to be trying the same type of shots in

PaulyOly said:
about 2 hours with the 420ex and 200 2.8L.

good luck

I am looking forward to see your photos!

PaulyOly said:
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Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

DougB · May 11, 2004

My experience with egrets is that they fly away at the slightest hint of a lens.

Great pictures .... keep up the good work.

Daniella said:
I went to Palo Alto today and I got too many too show them all here
but here are some of the photos. Egrets are now nesting with
hungry babies to feed. Hard to beleive that they will become such
beautiful birds when you see them as baby

the full gallery. I never had so many keepers in one day all
taken in Palo Alto, California.

http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=4
http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=5

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Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

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Doug Burgess in Fremont, CA

Gary S · May 11, 2004

Nice shots, Daniella. I've never seen Egrets nesting, even though they're very common and I see them regularly (I'm in So CA).

Your shots look like you're petty close to them, it must take time to work your way in there without startling them? Do you stake out a spot, stay rather hidden and wait?

Another thought occured to me, while most people have to work during the week, you're out shooting pictures all day. You must be one of those lucky people who don't have to work for a living? Or maybe that IS your work? I'm envious. Surely I'd like to be at the beaches & parks all day shooting surfers and wildlife, but unfortunately, I must work for a living. It's the only way I can pay for all this digital photography equipment!

Hi-Fly · May 11, 2004

How do you like your 100-300L compared to the Sigma 70-300?
Did you use a TC for these shots?

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TugBoat · May 11, 2004

Nice pictures.

I'll give up bird photography - I'll never catch up to you. Hee Hee

Yehuda Katz · May 11, 2004

Daniella said:
I went to Palo Alto today and I got too many too show them all here
but here are some of the photos. Egrets are now nesting with
hungry babies to feed. Hard to beleive that they will become such
beautiful birds when you see them as baby

the full gallery. I never had so many keepers in one day all
taken in Palo Alto, California.

http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=4
http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=5

--
Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

PaulyOly · May 11, 2004

Gary S said:
Nice shots, Daniella. I've never seen Egrets nesting, even though
they're very common and I see them regularly (I'm in So CA).
Your shots look like you're petty close to them, it must take time
to work your way in there without startling them? Do you stake out
a spot, stay rather hidden and wait?
Another thought occured to me, while most people have to work
during the week, you're out shooting pictures all day. You must be
one of those lucky people who don't have to work for a living? Or
maybe that IS your work? I'm envious. Surely I'd like to be at the
beaches & parks all day shooting surfers and wildlife, but
unfortunately, I must work for a living. It's the only way I can
pay for all this digital photography equipment!

While i think Daniella doesn't have a job if i remember correctly, i myself work at night which allows me to shoot during the day. I also have Sundays and tuesdays off or Sat. and Mon. nights off which isn't your traditional Sat. and Sun. off. I often go straight from work to take pics of birds and sleep later.
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Stan Birge · May 11, 2004

Wow, Stunning.. What can I say but they are great. I have some on my site but not this good. Great work.
http://pbase.com/scbirge
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Daniella said:
I went to Palo Alto today and I got too many too show them all here
but here are some of the photos. Egrets are now nesting with
hungry babies to feed. Hard to beleive that they will become such
beautiful birds when you see them as baby

the full gallery. I never had so many keepers in one day all
taken in Palo Alto, California.

http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=4
http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=5

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Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

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Stan B.

discuws · May 11, 2004

Hello Daniella,

I am curious what the distance is between you and the birds.

How much did you crop?

Reason I am asking this is that I cannot come that close to birds (Normally not) and for sure when they are flying

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Daniella68313 · May 11, 2004

This is a very favorite spot of potographers it seem. You can't get closer than this has they are protected nested area, but this is as good as it is going to be anywhere on the planet I think

They are absolutely not afraid of the people walking about near by...they go on their business and raise their babies.

Gary S said:
Nice shots, Daniella. I've never seen Egrets nesting, even though
they're very common and I see them regularly (I'm in So CA).
Your shots look like you're petty close to them, it must take time
to work your way in there without startling them? Do you stake out
a spot, stay rather hidden and wait?

no hiding, no wait, no hassle. Well you must wait yes to capture something interesting or a bird flying but there is so much to take in photo that you can,t take much break.

Gary S said:
Another thought occured to me, while most people have to work
during the week, you're out shooting pictures all day.

that I wish not. I wish I would be at work. anyone want to change with me?

You must be

Gary S said:
one of those lucky people who don't have to work for a living? Or
maybe that IS your work? I'm envious.

don't be. I am looking for a job. can't find one.

Surely I'd like to be at the

Gary S said:
beaches & parks all day shooting surfers and wildlife, but
unfortunately, I must work for a living. It's the only way I can
pay for all this digital photography equipment!

unfortunatly I must work for a living like the rest of you. I am not yet millionaire selling photographs.

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Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

Daniella68313 · May 11, 2004

PaulyOly said:
While i think Daniella doesn't have a job if i remember correctly,
i myself work at night which allows me to shoot during the day. I
also have Sundays and tuesdays off or Sat. and Mon. nights off
which isn't your traditional Sat. and Sun. off. I often go
straight from work to take pics of birds and sleep later.

hehe, I guess photography is a nice way to relax after work. but it must be anoying sometimes not to have 2 days in row? You can't go very far with just one day off work at the time.

PaulyOly said:
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Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

Daniella68313 · May 11, 2004

Hi-Fly said:
How do you like your 100-300L compared to the Sigma 70-300?
Did you use a TC for these shots?

I like the 100-300L better as it is sharper for distant subjects but it is slower to focus than my Sigma 70-300 APO. the Sigma APO seem also sharper at wide setting and it is faster at F4 70mm.

I really like the push/pull zoom now..it is very quick to zoom in and out to spot a bird in flight and track it.

Hi-Fly said:
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Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

Daniella68313 · May 11, 2004

you have some nice photos. Your Snowy photos are not Snowy but Great egret.

All of your white egret photos are of great egret. snowy have black beak and yellow feet. they are also smaller than great egret. The one with the orange beak in my photos is a great egret, all with black beak are snowy.

Stan Birge said:
Daniella said:

I went to Palo Alto today and I got too many too show them all here
but here are some of the photos. Egrets are now nesting with
hungry babies to feed. Hard to beleive that they will become such
beautiful birds when you see them as baby

the full gallery. I never had so many keepers in one day all
taken in Palo Alto, California.

http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=4
http://www.pbase.com/zylen/new_work&page=5

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Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

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Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

Daniella68313 · May 11, 2004

I was about 20 feet of them maybe? I would say between 20 to 30 feets or more for flight shots. Some flight shots are cropped a lot but some are not cropped at all. They are flying by people when they go to reach their nest. You just have to be at the rigth spot when they do.

the trick is to observe one and see where it goes to feed or to gather twigs. Then wait in that direction. They are there temporary. People say that in a week they'll be fully fledged and gone.

discuws said:
Hello Daniella,

I am curious what the distance is between you and the birds.

How much did you crop?

Reason I am asking this is that I cannot come that close to birds
(Normally not) and for sure when they are flying

--
Drebel / 50mm f1.8 Mk II, Sigma 70mm-300mm APO Macro II and Kit lens

--
Minë Corma hostië të ilyë ar mordossë nutië të
Mornórëo Nóressë yassë i Fuini caitar.
Un thoron arart’a s’un hith mal’kemen ioke.
Saurulmaiel

PeaceFrog · May 11, 2004

It looks like you got some fine shots. I think my favorite was your third one followed by your second one. I also liked the last one. White birds are typically tougher to shoot because they are usually so much brighter than everything else. I find that if I am not careful I lose too much detail in the bird when I am trying to expose to show some background or lose too much background brightness when trying to preserve the maximum amount of bird detail. Sometimes it can be hard to find the happy medium. Anyway, I enjoyed looking at this set of your pictures.

I went to High Island, TX this past Sunday and took some similar pictures.

I wasn’t using a 100-300mm f/5.6L though, but instead a 400mm prime with a 1.4x extender. It looks like you were able to get pretty close to the nests.

Greg

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Jason Hutchinson · May 11, 2004

You were at High Island too this Sunday? I told DavidP we should have called you up.

Here are some of my shots from Sunday:

ttp: 66.180.118.166/misc/houston_rookery/egret_siblings_std.jpg

Mmmm, regurgitated fish:

The fish going down:

PeaceFrog said:
It looks like you got some fine shots. I think my favorite was
your third one followed by your second one. I also liked the last
one. White birds are typically tougher to shoot because they are
usually so much brighter than everything else. I find that if I am
not careful I lose too much detail in the bird when I am trying to
expose to show some background or lose too much background
brightness when trying to preserve the maximum amount of bird
detail. Sometimes it can be hard to find the happy medium.
Anyway, I enjoyed looking at this set of your pictures.

I went to High Island, TX this past Sunday and took some similar
pictures.

I wasn’t using a 100-300mm f/5.6L though, but instead a 400mm
prime with a 1.4x extender. It looks like you were able to get
pretty close to the nests.

Greg

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