Snowy Pirouette

[Bill Dix]

Snowy Egret from JBWR a few weeks ago. I liked the pose on this one. Slight crop and rotation.

D7000, 500f4 + 1.4, ISO 500, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual, gitzo and mongoose

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image Sir,I like the beautiful composition and the way he has put his leg ahead.
Love the wing pose,great details in whites,water droplets above the blues on green background and soft lights.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Quite a lovely capture, Bill. Love the wings up, the water splash and your whites look right on the money.

[David Salem]

Nice wings up display. I like the comp and the exposure looks perfect. Good Job.

David

[Richard Unsworth]

Fab 3 W's

Wings, Water and Whites!
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[Melissa Groo]

Great 3-D effect, light and exposure, Bill. Great splash. Lovely image.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot. Excellent pose, exposed very well, and great comp.
Well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, water drops, BG and composition. Well done Bill!

[Arthur Morris]

As above, this is very nicely done. The only problem is that the bill is somewhat lost in the dark BKGR, especially the distal half.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, the whites of the egret pop so well from the darker BG, and well timed to capture the raised wings. The splashing droplets add interest, and his eyes are certainly on his next meal.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you everyone. Artie, I agree about the bill. I considered trying to selectively lighten the background in that area, but thought better of it, for fear it would look unnatural.

[DanieBenade]

LOL, love the pose captured, very well exposed, pops out nicely against the darker BG. Super shot.