Daily Life

The Dailylife Wife and I saw this bird flitting around a bunch, but we never got a really good look at it (that means a good look at it AND the Bird Book on her iPad at the same time!).  I was able to get some good photos at last.  It was not easy, as you can see: the whites are very easily blown out (over saturated), just like snow…and why not?  It is a Snowy Egret!

A strange pose…

(1/1250s f/8.0 ISO200 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -2/3 stop P7100)

Three variations on one photo.

(1/1250s f/8.0 ISO200 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -2/3 stop P7100)

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(A 100% crop)

You can see how bright the Snowy Egret is; I was under exposing 1 2/3 stops on this photo and still the whites blew out!

(1/250s f/5.6 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -1.7 stops P7100)

Closer…

(1/250s f/5.6 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -1.7 stops P7100)

The whites blew out here at 1 2/3 stops under exposure, also.

(1/200s f/5.6 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -1.7 stops P7100)

This one is pretty good…at two stops under!

(1/800s f/5.6 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -2 stops P7100)

A few more to follow.

~Curtis in the shore of Monterey Bay! {!-{>