Egret

[Euan]

I dont really do a great deal of birding but i had my first outing with my new lens and caught this on a fly by

If its not a Heron feel free to let me know what it is!

 

[dinners]

Not an overly 'birdy' person but a egret I think ?

 

[Euan]

Thanks for the reply i'll amend the title now. Did think it was an odd colour.

 

[fracster]

Deffo not a Heron, as said above,possibly an egret.But i`m no expert on bird ID`s.

 

[Martyn...]

Little Egret I would have thought

 

[davetucker]

Hi
It is a Little Egret

 

[Euan]

thanks for all the replys!

im going to start doing a bit more birding now ive got a longish lens. Need to read up on them a bit more so i know what im taking pics of.

The weather was rubbish today, really bad light and not the best of shots.

 

[dinners]

thanks for all the replys!

im going to start doing a bit more birding now ive got a longish lens. Need to read up on them a bit more so i know what im taking pics of.

The weather was rubbish today, really bad light and not the best of shots.

Something I'd like to do more of once I get the right lens so it will be great to see how you get on.

 

[u8myufo]

Great capture Euan as it was unexpected Looks like the lens is working then Hope it is ok but just did a quick adjust to make the bird stand out a bit more.

 

[artyman]

Good shot, white birds are tricky to expose for, perhaps only black and white ones are worse!

 

[Euan]

Thanks for the comments, what exactly did you do to tweak the picture like that? My PP skills are not the best.

I was quite chuffed to get the shot, i think im going to enjoy the bird photography!

 

[u8myufo]

Thanks for the comments, what exactly did you do to tweak the picture like that? My PP skills are not the best.

I was quite chuffed to get the shot, i think im going to enjoy the bird photography!

A small amount of exposure, adjusted levels > curves and a little brightness and contrast.
And hopefully Euan you will enjoy bird photography

 

[Euan]

Thanks it makes quite a difference to it

 

[u8myufo]

Thanks it makes quite a difference to it

Well if its worth trying to save I make the effort, but in saying that I look at a few of mine and think bin it There is always the next time

 

[toonamp]

Well caught, and considering you don't do a lot of birding, it's an excellent bird to photograph

 

[malla1962]

Deffo a Egret, for BIF I shoot a stop over.

 

[Euan]

Well caught, and considering you don't do a lot of birding, it's an excellent bird to photograph

Thanks very much

Deffo a Egret, for BIF I shoot a stop over.

I'll make a note of that for next time