Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Place: Bombay Hook NWR, Chincoteague, DE, USA
Date: August 1992
Equipment: Nikon 8008, 400/5.6, TC14 (560/8 equivalent), car window
Film: Fujichrome 100
Exposure: aperture priority center-weighted meter
Scan: Minolta Dimage; 85% of image

Commentary: Bombay Hook is a frustrating place for bird photography, at least in my limited experience. I was delighted to get this image of the egret and the turtle. I prefer this sort of "bird in habitat" image to tight compositions of just the bird, or just part of the bird.

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