On Display

[Don Lacy]

Great Egret on display from a few years ago

50D, 500 f/4 + 1.4tc, 1/640 at f/8, Manual Mode, spot metered off the bird, raw, iso 400, BG darken in post and Nki detail and white neutralizer fine tuned with layer mask and opacity sliders

[Marina Scarr]

This image is a real beauty, Don. Love that dark BG and how well the bird and vegetation stands out against it. The exposure is really spot on. It's really a simple, lovely portrait.

[gail bisson]

I love white birds against black BG. I like the composition as well. Good HA .
I would get rid of the lighter splotches in the BG on the RHS.
Gail

[stuart wanuck]

nice image like bg whites nicely exposed

[Grace Scalzo]

Very dramatic, Don, with the white bird and dark background. Nicely done.

[Nick Palmieri]

Very nice. I like the BG and greenery. The pose is very strong. TFS

[vishaljadhav]

Beautiful image, the simply bird is so nicely captured
Whites are so beautiful in here against the black BG
lovely one over all

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very graceful, and the greenery it is perched on is quite appealing. I too would be tempted to rid the faint spots in the BG as per Gail. Awesome details and great job with he whites.

[Randy Stout]

Don:

A very well crafted shot, striking contrast of bird to dark BG. I agree with Daniel, that the perch greenery is very nice, subtle detail.

Cheers

Randy

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.