Egret Silhouette

[Stu Bowie]

Taken at my favourite location in the Pilanesberg national park, I underexposed this image and changed my white balance to cloudy to create more warmth of the early morning.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/800
F/5.6
ISO 100

Exp Comp -1
hand held.


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[dankearl]

While I am not a big silhouette fan, I think this is terrific.
The color is spectacular, and the image looks creepy as it should be.
Very nice.

[John Cooper]

You sure succeeded in getting the warmth in the early morning light Stuart! I like your composition of this silhouette with the diagonal branch and the raised leg of the egret.
I would like to see another version with the sky about 1/2stop brighter for comparison.

[David Salem]

I like silhouettes and this one is nice. The raise foot and the warm mottled sky color are beautiful. Well done...

[christopher galeski]

nice silhouette,like the raised foot,the BG color is magic.thanks.

[Bill Jobes]

What a gem of a photo, Stuart !

It may seem like a small thing, but I find great appeal in the horizontal branch extending at the bottom. It adds an anchoring factor to the whole image.

The sense of motion with the raised, stepping leg is a huge plus.

And the BG -- oh, the BG colors ! WOW !

Nicely done.

[Chris Kotze]

Works well Stu super silhouette image. I like that pose

[Bill Dix]

Super shot. Great comp and pose; raised foot makes it. Very nicely seen and executed.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Works for me! nice image and composition.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the kind words.

[Daniel Cadieux]

As you know I am a fan of silhouettes, and this one is very well done indeed. I like the climbing action of the subject, and the branch is very interesting. Great BG!

[Hayath Mohammed]

Now that's a strong strong silhouette..that lifted leg makes it all the more interesting.
Fantastic color on the BG

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!
Beautiful shot Stuart.
Love the walking pose and a terrific perch.
Wonderful colors too.
Well done.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

This type of image is definitely on my list, love it Stu.

[Satish Ranadive]

Stuart Sir,
Gorgeous image.I like silhouettes.
Love the beautiful warm mottled colors of the sky,nice walking/climbing? pose with raised foot,perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thumbs up from me Stu, I like the pose and the perch and the colours - just dandy for me.

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Stuart! I like the raised foot, colours, technique and composition.