{"id":979,"date":"2009-10-12T03:34:32","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T09:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/potd.lightshedder.com\/?p=979"},"modified":"2009-10-12T03:34:32","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T09:34:32","slug":"10122009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=979","title":{"rendered":"10\/12\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Angel Unaware<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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Young Demons<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

Even though it is, without a doubt, an unjust and inaccurate\u00a0stereotype combined with some distorted form of\u00a0anthropomorphism, I could not resist the\u00a0juxtaposition\u00a0of these two images from the Disiscoping workshop we did yesterday morning.\u00a0\u00a0The first is a Great Egret,\u00a0preening. The wing, of course, suggests an angel, but the sparkley blue water background does its part too. The second is two Immature Turkey Vultures and a Black Vulture (top with wings spread), very likely cooling and drying in the early sun.<\/p>\n

Neither was an easy shot. The light was behind the egret and strongly to the side of the vultures. I used some Exposure Compensation on the Egret (+1EV) to lighten the body of the bird. Center weighted exposure was all that was needed for the vultures. The vultures stood still enough, holding this pose for several moments while I took a number of exposures. The egret, on the other hand, was actively preening and I had only one chance at this wing stretch<\/em> (as we call this pose in digiscoping circles…because of the challenge of catching it, the wing stretch is kind of a\u00a0trophy\u00a0image for most digiscopers).<\/p>\n

Both were taken with the Zeiss PhotoScope: \u00a0egret at about 1400mm equivalent and vultures at 1800mm, @ 1\/1050th @ ISO 10o and 1\/75th @ ISO 200. Both were taken at the widest aperture of the scope, which would have been approximately F4.7 and F5.6. Programed auto, with Exposure Compensation for the egret.<\/p>\n

Both received Clarity, Vibrance, and Sharpening adjustments in Lightroom. The egret was cropped from the right for composition.<\/p>\n

From Colonial Coast 09<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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