Florida Everglades Wood Storks is a photograph by Juergen Roth which was uploaded on December 30th, 2011.
Florida Everglades Wood Storks
Florida wildlife photography artwork of three Everglades Wood Storks and a Great White Egret during a foggy morning near road side ponds off route 41... more
by Juergen Roth
Title
Florida Everglades Wood Storks
Artist
Juergen Roth
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Florida wildlife photography artwork of three Everglades Wood Storks and a Great White Egret during a foggy morning near road side ponds off route 41 in Florida at the northern tip of Everglades National Park.
The Everglades Wood Stork is a large, bald headed wading bird that stands more than 3 feet tall. The wing spread is about 5 foot which makes it a pretty impressive bird. These birds are the only stork specie breeding in the United States of America and was listed as an endangered species in 1984.
About this wildlife photo: On one of our last photography tours through the South of Florida I explored the northern part of Everglades National Park along Florida US41. One morning there was patchy fog that turned out to be a nature and wildlife photographer's delight. The set up for the three Everglades Wood Storks opened up not far from the intersection of FL29 and US41 where several roadside ponds are present. The roadside ponds are small bodies of waters close to the road that attract lots of wading birds like ibis, egret, heron or the endangered wood stork. Attracted by the beautiful and promising scenery in front of me, I immediately pulled over. The first light of the morning was breaking through the fog and the Florida palm trees provided a wonderful backdrop for a hint of the location. The reflection of the wood storks and the egret to the right including the soft light hitting the birds provided the icing on the cake. I set up Tripod and equipped my camera with a 1.4x tele converter and a 70-200mm lens to frame the Wildlife within the foggy landscape. The wood storks were on a constant move, chasing their breakfast but then, once in a while, always stopped to rest for a few seconds. These were the seconds when I released the shutter to freeze the moment with my camera. The camera aperture was set to f/4.0 resulting in a shutter speed of 1/400 seconds. ISO was at 100. During post processing I minimally adjusted lighting, contrast and color saturation before sharpening.
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
www.RothGalleries.com
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Comments (37)
Nancy Griswold
Outstanding capture and a very serene setting. I really enjoyed reading the description on this photograph, must have been a great moment and it shows
Hartmut Jager
Fabulous mystical image, perfect light, perfect colors, perfect composition, as only a Master Art-Photographer can see and capture it. :-)
Sandra Bronstein
Wonderful image Juergen! I love the positioning and the wonderfully foggy background.
AR Annahita
Wonderful Image!! Very creative and mystic!! ***Featured in Florida Scenic Photography!!***
Inge Riis McDonald
Wow, this is gorgeous Jurgen. Never been to Florida, it looks like such a beautiful place!
HH Photography
Forgot to say congratulations for your feature in our group, Florida-The Beautiful Sunshine State. :)
HH Photography
A wonderful capture of the early morning, foggy ambiance in the Everglades and you're so right.....a nature and wildlife photographer's delight. Beautiful conditions for an early shoot. v/fv/tw
Al Powell Photography USA
Interesting image. This would fit well in the "Water Bird Photography" group. Here is a Like.
Juergen Roth
Thank so very much for commenting on my Florida Everglades National Park bird photography image ~ glad you like this one from my wildlife gallery! My best, Juergen www.RothGalleries.com
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture, Juergen!!! Perfect composition with amazing sunlit highlights on the birds!
AnnaJo Vahle
Gorgeous. I love everything about it. It is perfectly composed. Great atmospheric effect! v
Juergen Roth
It was a beautiful morning in the everglades. The mist was burning off and the birds were all over the place. Glad I stopped to capture these three wood storks in their natural habitat ... glad you like it too John!
John Sweeney
Really magical, the misty background really sets an eerie mood with the storks and their reflection!
Juergen Roth
Thanks a ton for commenting on my Florida wildlife photography and Wood Storks Kaye ... very much appreciate the positive feedback!
Kaye Menner
This is beautiful, Juergen. The fog in the background adds mood... just as a nice soft DOF... making a wonderful feature of the Wood Storks. Vote.