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Egret Takeoff
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September 14, 2012
We arrived at Ritch Grissom Wetlands early in the morning and came upon this guy. I set the tripod and got into position, just watching his behavior. He wasn’t really fishing anymore, so I knew the next move would likely be to another hunting area.
As I watched, he stretched his neck and wobbled it back and forth, gauging the wind speed and direction. I tightened the grip on the camera and rechecked the focus for the 10th time. Any second now…
Come on…
Come on…
Blastoff!
It happened amazingly fast too – in less than a second, he reared down and exploded from the water.
I ripped off the photo as quickly as I could and managed to capture this image. I took a quick look at the image on the back of the camera and I wanted to leave for the day right there and then! The rest of the morning was still spent shooting, but man, what a way to start!
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- Camera NIKON D4
- Focal Length 500mm
- Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Aperture f/6.7
- ISO/Film 1600
- Category Animals
- Uploaded 8 months ago
- Taken June 17th 2012
- Copyright Steve Perry
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