Cattle Egret

[Stu Bowie]

It was great to get out again, as Ive been busy at work some weekends, and the weekend that I was off, it was overcast. At this location, there are Grey Herons and egrets, so I thought I would post an egret flying against a distant tree BG. Taken just as the sun came up.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 360mm
1/1600
F/6.3
ISO 640

Manual exposure

[Don Lacy]

Nice and sharp Stuart with plenty of detail in the whites and the subject really pops of the green BG.

[Greg Oakley]

Beautiful Stuart - lovely background, flight pose and perfect techs on the whites,
Cheers, Greg

[Marina Scarr]

Awesome flight image, Stuart. Exposure is spot on, super pose and love the BG.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent flight pose and beautiful background, Stuart.

[Satish Ranadive]

Stuart Sir,
Excellent flight in beautiful lights. Tack sharp and beautiful composition.
Love the way it pops up against sweet BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Hi Stu, like the light and excellent BG, make the egret pop so nicely. Great whites too, nicely done :cheers:

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for the feedback everyone.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Classic LC shot, Stu...nice light and expertly exposed.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image Stuart,its all been said,well done.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent pose against a sweet bg. Superb sharpness as usual. Nicely done, Stu.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Although beautiful light is, well, beautiful I jump for joy when it is overcast on an off day!:S3:

I really like the image, tons of wonderful details on the wings (which are nicely fully down-stroked too). Neat BG.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, details, IQ, BG, and composition. Well done Stuart!

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely light, BG and breeding colours, Stu. Great plumage details in the white.