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Quo Vadis

© Dennis Gay

Quo Vadis

Uploaded: July 09, 2010

Description

The series grows... Looking very inquisitive, the Ardea alba (Great Egret) in the foreground watches another of its kind land on an opposite shore in a quiet backwater on a late autumn afternoon.
('Quo Vadis?' is a Latin phrase meaning 'Wither goest thou?')

Shot from the shore of my quiet backwater at Lake Cathie, NSW, Australia.

Canon EOS D60 & Canon USM 100-300mm Lens: RAW, f/5.6 @ 1/180sec, 115mm, ISO 100, Hand held.
Lightroom 2.2 & Photoshop CS3.

Enjoy!

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/180 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, FocalLength: 115.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS D60

Comments

Dennis Gay July 09, 2010

THE MAKING OF 'Quo Vadis':

I heard the call of the wild and took off down the coast on a solo expedition to Lake Cathie hoping that Mother Nature would smile on me and I was not to be disappointed.
The bird in the distance was actually standing where the bird is in the foreground before I could make a shot. Our foreground Egret had flown in and chased the other one away. It seems that not only do these birds have a well established hierarchy but they also suffer from 'The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side Syndrome'. I have observed three Great Egrets 'frog hop' from islet to islet as each in turn is chased off by another and they are not very kind about it either.
There were a few Egrets hanging around the area that afternoon and eventually one landed on the islet nearest my location. I was still setting up my camera when the star of the photograph flew over my head, landed next to the other bird and after a short skirmish, sent it off to the other side of the lake. I just had enough time to compose the shot and make it just before the bird landed. It is at times like this that I know I am truly blessed.

Enjoy!

GB
Dennis #1286470

Dennis Gay July 09, 2010

PS: By the way if anyone would like to see the whole series together, have a look here: http://inport.redbubble.com/sets/124527/works
and
if you would like to buy a calender with 13 selected photographs from the series, look here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/inport/calendars/5481071-2-lake-cathie-pride

Remember that Christmas and the New Year are on the way. 8-)

GB
D! #8744496

Rita Hill level-classic July 09, 2010

Love it, simply beautiful and well done Dennis. #8745673

Carla Capra Anderson July 10, 2010

Hi Dennis,
This is another beautiful image to add to your series.
So Bella,
Carla #8746172

Dennis Gay July 19, 2010

A big Aussie THANK YOU to the Editor for awarding my backwater B&W a PICK!

GB
Dennis #8772596

Dennis Gay July 19, 2010

G'day *RITA* & *CARLA*!!

A warm welcome to you both to my Lake Cathie backwater.
Thanks heaps for your combined great encouraging feedback for my B&W waterscape.

GB
Dennis #8772599


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