Little Egret Striking At Fish.

[Graham Wilkes]

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This Little Egret was feeding in the margins and came almost too close for the 400mm lens.
Thanks for looking

Graham



1/2500 sec @ f5.6 in AV
1SO 400
small crop of top and canvas added to left.
DPP/PS
7D 11
400mm f5.6L USM

[keith mitchell]

Graham you have some great clarity and the exposure of the bird looks very good,this is a very nice piece of photography.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Lovely capture. I really love the look on the eye, the concentration. Nice colours throughout. The splash adds so much. Well done

Will

[Isaac Grant]

Great action pose and I love the splash of water. I really like the color of the water and the intensity of the stare. I do find the shot a tiny bit tight and would prefer a little more room around the bird. If mine I would clone out the 2 greenish reflections on the bottom of the frame. Those being by the reflection of the birds head and the one on the bottom right corner. I also feel like the bird has a blue color cast. Did you use Daylight White Balance? If so I would maybe use the NIK white neutralizer on the bird so get rid of the cast. Plenty of other ways to do that of course.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the action, splash and water color. Good call on adding some canvas. Isaac made some good suggestions. Very well done Graham!

[Geoff Newhouse]

Love this one. The water splash makes the image. I agree with removing the green OOF areas and maybe loosening the crop a little in front of the bird.

TFS
Geoff

[Adhika Lie]

Yes, more room at the bottom and another vote for removing the greenish tint (white neutralizer). I love that water action!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Beautiful whites. Very nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[gail bisson]

I am late to the party but agree 100% with Isaac's critique.
I might consider going a bit brighter by 1/3 of a stop,
Gail

[Graham Wilkes]

Thank you for all comments.
Isaac, I had the white balance perfect in raw conversion but then messed up by pushing the vibrance slider in photoshop!

Graham.