Portrait of cattle Egret.

[Satish Ranadive]

Image was created in the month of Oct,2015.
Basic editing. Cropped for composition. Grass stick in front of neck is removed.


ISO: 800, 1/1000 @5.6. Spot metering. Manual settings.
Canon 550D, 100-400 mm.

Thanks for viewing, critiques and comments,
Kind Regards,
Satish.

[Michael Thompson]

Cool shot! Very nice lighting and sharp detail, also like the background. I wish he was showing off its plumage more, but we can't force the bird to pose any way we like, it did let you get nice and close and it gave you a great head angle.

~MT

[Randy Stout]

Salish:
Excellent detail, subtle but effective lighting, nice head angle, shooting angle.

I might try a version with about 1/3 of the free space above birds head cropped off, but that is strictly personal framing taste.

Cheers

Randy

[Satish Ranadive]

Michael and Randy Sir,
Thank you for the feedback and kind compliments.Here is the repost.
162911

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, lovely light in this, and you have captured a great HA too. Nicely separated from the BG, and I prefer your OP.

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you Stuart Sir.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Nice clear detailed shot of this handsome bird. The exposure looks great too. I like the tighter comp. Well done Satish

[William Dickson]

Fantastic lighting Satish. The detail is really nice. Love the facial expression which takes this image up a notch.

Well done

Will

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you David and William for your kind compliments. Regards, Satish