Thanks, Ann. Yes, he was moving, at a relatively brisk pace, looking for insects. The image was taken in Kihei, Maui, just off Keawekapu Beach, while we were watching the sunset, which is a traditional activity on he West coasts of Maui and the Big Island.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > I'm with Paul on the crop (you're not surprised, right?) > The exposure, color nice.. what was a bit odd was how very sharp all the > green is around him and yet feathers on his body aren't.. was > he moving just a bit? > > Was this NJ shore or Hawaii? > > ann > > > On 3/8/2013 17:41, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> Thanks for looking and commenting, JC, Paul and Jack. >> >> JC, I used my K-r, with t DA 18-135 f3.5-5.6 lens. Paul, I played >> around with different crops, but I liked this best, even though I >> anticipated that others would think it should be less centered. I >> guess it's my rigid personality. Perhaps I'll call it my "style," and >> pretend it's an artistic judgment. <G> Jack, yes, the color was >> there. the shot was taken around sunset, which accented and slightly >> tinted the color. Although some cattle egrets are all white, many >> have yellowish to rose markings on the head, back and chest: >> >> http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cattle_egret/id >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> Really nice exposure, Dan. Was that rose-purple (?) color there when you >>> shot this? Have never seen such on any egrets in my memory. >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Friday, March 8, 2013 11:07 AM >>> Subject: PESO: Egret >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17014681 >>> >>> Comments are invited >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
