The Landing

[Ian Cassell]

Great Egret

Canon 7D
Canon 500/4 + 1.4x

1/500 sec f/7.1 ISO 400

Crop for composition and sharpening in CS6. Added a touch of real-estate on viewer's left.
Highlights in NIK Color Efex Pro
Noise Reduction on BG in Noiseware Pro

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[John Goldman]

For me, the clipped wingtip and the OOF bird at the feet really degrade this otherwise excellent capture. Good detail in the whites, pose, sharpness and composition.

[Iain Barker]

I like the position of the wing and feet position of the bird. The colours and exposure also looks good on my screen.
The wing isn't clipped it is the way the image is showing in the text window if you zoom out in the browser you will see the whole image.
I agree that the OOF bird by the feet is distracting for me.

[John Goldman]

Yup, wingtip not clipped! I really should learn how to use this computer!:e3

[Bob Miller]

Ian...clone out that oof bird at the feet of your subject! Just too distracting! Time spent will be worthwhile as this is a strong image!

[Ian Cassell]

I actually did spend some time this afternoon cloning out that other egret but have mixed feelings about removing such a large piece of the original image. As it was so far OOF, it didn't bother me too much. I'm at work tonight -- might post it tomorrow.