Snowy Egret

[Eric Freeman]

Took this shot last week. It was busy hunting and wasn't bothered by my presence.

Canon 7D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L
1/1600 second, f/5.6, ISO 200

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8643409196_5c1254f068_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scubadude1960/8643409196/)
Snowy Egret, 11x14 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scubadude1960/8643409196/) by ScubaDude1960 (http://www.flickr.com/people/scubadude1960/), on Flickr

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love the pose with nice head angle, the bird looks sharp with good white details. Also like the angle of shooting as well. I would consider toning down or desaturated the background to gain more attention to the bird.

[Nancy Bell]

I agree with Thanaboon. Those greens are bright and compete with the egret for attention. The reflections in the water are lovely.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

I agree with Thanaboon and Nancy. It's a striking pose you have captured.

[Eric Freeman]

Thanx for the comments. Here it is with the background darkened/desaturated a bit. And, I rotated the image just a tad clockwise (it looked a little crooked).
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8661163633_55560f22dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scubadude1960/8661163633/)
Snowy Egret, 11x14 re-edited. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scubadude1960/8661163633/) by ScubaDude1960 (http://www.flickr.com/people/scubadude1960/), on Flickr

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely bird and pose, and I love it against the green. The whites on the egret are looking a little bit greyish/muddy at least on the lower half of the bird. The RP works better. The more the BG is toned down, the more your bird will show up rather than competing between the 2.