Hello,

Here's a few of my favorite bird photos. I especially enjoy portrait style images with an emphasis on side-lighting. I use fixed-lens bridge / superzoom cameras and Photoshop Elements 12.

I look forward to sharing my favorite images of the amazing birds that grace the California Coast.

Tony

Double-crested Cormorant


Snowy Egret


Great Blue Heron


Black-crowned Night Heron


Green Heron

All are very nice. The 2nd one is my favorite.

Joe

Nice set indeed and the Snowy Egret is really defined as beautiful.

Yeah, that Egret image is awesome.

JoeB said:

All are very nice. The 2nd one is my favorite.

Joe

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Thanks very much, Joe. The Snowy Egret held this pose for at least 5 seconds, which was quite fortunate!

Tony

Snapshot2020 said:

Nice set indeed and the Snowy Egret is really defined as beautiful.

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Thanks very much, Vern. I'll post a couple more Snowy shots from this session.

Tony

RobertW said:

Yeah, that Egret image is awesome.

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Thanks very much, Robert. Side-lighting helped me achieve the desired effect. It's great that these egrets can hold relatively long positions!

Tony

These are my remaining favorites from the Snowy Egret series. The first photo is my very favorite from this set.

Thanks for looking.

Tony

Extraordinary portrait shots. Thanks for sharing.

That series of the snowy egret is superb. I love the exposure balance / processing you picked, with the background going full black and the bird just popping in front of it.

Outstanding snowy egret shots!

Bill M said:

Extraordinary portrait shots. Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for looking and commenting, Bill.

Tony

FB101 said:

That series of the snowy egret is superb. I love the exposure balance / processing you picked, with the background going full black and the bird just popping in front of it.

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Really pleased that you like this series. Side-lighting is extremely important in creating this type of image. These are great birds to work with!

Tony

Andy Work said:

Outstanding snowy egret shots!

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Thanks so much for your comments, Andy.

Tony

Hope you'll enjoy this set.

Great Blue Heron


Double-crested Cormorant


Great Egret


Snowy Egret


Wood Duck

Very nice.

Love the wood duck. I can’t manage to get within 50 yards of one, very skittish birds. Beautiful shot.

MorganP said:

Very nice.

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Thanks for looking and commenting, Morgan.

Tony

Squatch said:

Love the wood duck. I can’t manage to get within 50 yards of one, very skittish birds. Beautiful shot.

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Thanks, Squatch. Yes, Wood Ducks are very skittish and I was fortunate to get this portrait. The bird that still presents a challenge for me is the Belted Kingfisher. I've yet to get close enough to get a decent shot!

Tony

Hope you'll enjoy this set.

Snowy Egret


Red-shouldered Hawk


Brown Pelican


Western Gull


Double-crested Cormorant

I can see why these are your favorite bird photos

RichF said:

I can see why these are your favorite bird photos

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Thanks for commenting, Rich! Birds certainly are living works of art!

Tony

A few more of my favorite portraits featuring examples of how much I enjoy using side-light.

Great Blue Heron


Black-crowned Night Heron


Snowy Egret


Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile form)


Double-crested Cormorant

Roadrunner in my back yard. D850 200-500mm

A few more from my collection I hope you'll enjoy.

Black Oystercatcher


Herrmann's Gull


Brandt's Cormorant


Black-crowned Night Heron


Snowy Egret