Great Egret

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image last spring at the rookery at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 230mm (345mm FFE)
1/400 F/8 Matrix Metering - 1 EV ISO 100
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Robinson]

Hi Joe
good to see what the Nickon 70-300 And 7000 can do.
Must use my 7000 more often!
Superb control of whites
Great stuff
John

[Karl Egressy]

Nice one Joe. I have lined up for the theme from Florida.

[stuart wanuck]

Well done joe good whites

[Marina Scarr]

Very nice portrait, Joe. Super exposure and details. Nice light and BG. I like the pose as well.

[Shawn Zierman]

Love the breeding plumage and very nice details, particularly in the face. There appears to be deselection post processing marks (halo) around the bill and head of the bird....there is also a slight straight edge to right of the bird's bill...and overall, I'm wondering about that background....what did it look like before post processing? Some of the white highlights in the bird's plumage look a little toasty...

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent portrait. Superb exposure in whites and great details.

Regards,
Satish.