Snowy egret preening

[Grace Scalzo]

This very relaxed snowy is from a recent trip to Delaware's Bombay Hook National WIldlife Refuge. What a great bird, seemed totally unbothered by my clicks.

1/1250, f5.6, ISO400
1Dmk2n, 500 f4 + blubb from car window.

[Brian Wong]

Hi Grace!

Very nice head angle, but I really like the one leg balance, and the behavior with the feather is over the top! Really nice smooth background, and the colors go well with the rusty wheel and chain. Nothing to add for improvement.

[Mike Milicia]

Great composition, pose and background !
Nicely done !

[Alfred Forns]

So Sweet and exceptional feel !!!!! Love the preening pose and feather arrangement along with a perfect bg If anything would have like to see the head more parallel to the film plane !!! Big Congrats !!!!

[Dave Phillips]

.............If anything would have like to see the head more parallel to the film plane......

Al, do you mean head tilted up or head turn rotated?

Grace, a very intimate moment and the color/comp balance is very pleasing, another congrats on a fine image

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Nice composition,pose and light

[Gus Cobos]

Great composition and capture...Like this very much...:cool:

[Ed Cordes]

Does look like a bad hair (feather) day! I especially like the clean BG.

[Grady Weed]

A nice elegant feel to this one Grace. I really like the fluffy feathers, soft whites and the one leg look. The rusty valve and chain are quite ok with me. Keep clicking.