Snowy Egret Reflects on Estero

[Melissa Groo]

Canon 1D4
500mm
Gitzo 3530LS/Wimberley

1/5000
f/4.0
ISO 400

Taken at Estero Lagoon, Fort Myers, last Feb. I was sitting in the water with my tripod. My techs are wonky as this was before my conversion to Manual mode (1/5000 of a sec? yeesh). I really liked the colors of the water and the reflection. Taken in vertical but cropped a bit.
Thanks so much in advance for any comments and critiques.


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[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb image.Very nice composition with beautiful reflection of Egret.
Love the pose with wing Spread,great details in whites,Nice breeding plumage and lovely water colors.

Regards,
Satish.

[Lorant Voros]

Very nice colors and a great fishing pose here. Nice exposure and it was a good choice to put yourself in the level of getting the reflection. Only thing I could wish for is a clear water to have the reflection sharper at least at the head, but it wasn't up to you. Great work, Melissa.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Fantastic fishing pose and golden light. I love the full reflection and calm water. Excellent Melissa, like it very much.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely capture with nice details in the feathers and I like the pose. I see a slight cast on your bird mostly likely as a result of the reflecting green water. I would select only the bird to adjust.

[Melissa Groo]

Thanks all. Marina, you put your finger on what was bugging me. Here's a repost addressing it. Hope it's removed now.

[Marina Scarr]

Looks good, Melissa.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Nice Melissa. I am trying to train my eye better to see casts and still need work. After seeing the repost i notice it. really nice light and colors and repost is better IMO

[Jon Rista]

Wonderful photo. Snowys are difficult subjects with all those bright white feathers. The repost definitely takes care of my only complaint, which was the slight color cast. LOVE that background, it frames the bird nicely.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nice Melissa. Love the pose and the bg colors are stunning. Well done!

[dankearl]

Repost looks very nice. Wild color that goes really well with the Egret.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice repost! Lovely warm light and reflexion!

[Karl Egressy]

Stunning colours and pose, Melissa. The repost looks better.

[Shawn Zierman]

The repost has made the whites of the heron more appealing.
The image has a serene quality to it...peaceful....even though I
know the heron is about some serious hunting.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Melissa, I like the inquistive pose, as if the egret is looking at his own reflection. Exposure looks good, and your repost has turned out well.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice, I like the green tones in the water. repost has improved the whites but it still shows a cast to my eyes.

well done

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Stunning shot, Melissa. great colors, pose, moment...calm moment. loved everything about it.

[gareth thomson]

Dynamite kodachrome moment. The colors, the pose, and the comp are terrific.

[Doug Brown]

Just a beautiful frame! And removing the cast definitely made it a stronger image. Well done!

[Frank Schauf]

Very cool shot. Nice lighting and wing spread.