{"id":95773,"date":"2021-10-01T05:10:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=95773"},"modified":"2021-10-01T05:12:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:12:01","slug":"snowy-egret-with-the-strangest-shadows-i-have-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/10\/01\/snowy-egret-with-the-strangest-shadows-i-have-ever-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowy Egret With The Strangest Shadows I Have Ever Seen – How Does This Even Happen?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SnowySnowy Egret with odd shadows \u2013 Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I took a series of photos of a Snowy Egret at Farmington Bay WMA with the strangest shadows I have ever seen. There is the regular shadow of the whole body of the egret on the bank on the water’s edge with a second shadow of the legs of the egret enclosed inside the first shadow.<\/p>\n

I could see the weirdness while I took photos of the Snowy Egret and I still can’t figure this out. How does the shadow of the long legs of the egret get inside the shadow of the bird’s body?<\/p>\n

At first I thought the second shadow of the legs was being projected by the morning light on the water but I don’t know if that can explain two separate but joined shadows.<\/p>\n

\"SnowySnowy Egret with strangest shadows I have ever seen \u2013 Nikon D810, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 640, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m including a second photo that is even odder to show that there wasn’t just some dark areas of the bank that created the strange shadows. To make things even stranger in this photo the shadow of the legs inside the shadow of the whole egret can be seen inside the reflection of the shadow on the water.<\/p>\n

Notice how the shadow of the legs reaches the top of the shadow of the body in these photos? I’m very interested in any and all explanations because this makes no sense to me.<\/p>\n

I honestly can not figure this weird secondary shadow of the egret’s legs situation out. How does this even happen?<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good. And at times just plain weird.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Snowy Egret photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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