Ardea alba II (Great egret)

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"I saw deep in the eyes of the animals the human soul look out upon me. I saw where it was born deep down under feathers and fur, or condemned for a while to roam four-footed among the brambles,I caught the clinging mute glance of the prisoner and swore that I would be faithful." Henry David Thoreau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Ardea alba (common name: Great  egret)
 
On 16 November 2006 I went to the same location where I shot my first series of the Great Egret the previous year. The main difference was the gear that I had with me this time: a D2X with AFS 300mm f/2.8D which should be able to outperform the D70 with 80-400VR by a large margin. The first hour I took some shots with the TC-14EII, as the bird was far away from me. Then I switched back to the bare lens. Suddenly the Egret got scared from something, and took off with a lot of noise. I was able to get a series of 10 perfectly sharp flight shots 3 of which are shown here.
 
Photos by Frank Panis
 
Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: AF VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/640sec to 1/1250s f/10
Flash:none
Support: hand held
Image: RAW, reconverted (October 2008) in Nikon CNX2.1.0

2. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: AF-S 300mm f/2.8D IF-ED + TC-14EII (420mm)
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400s - f4.0
Flash: none
Support: Manfrotto 055PROB tripod with Markins M20
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon CNX 2.1.0

3. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: AF-S 300mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1000s - f4.0
Flash: none
Support: Manfrotto 055PROB tripod with Markins M20
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon CNX 2.1.0

4. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: AF-S 300mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1000s - f4.0
Flash: none
Support: Manfrotto 055PROB tripod with Markins M20
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon CNX 2.1.0

 

 

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