White Morph Reddish Egret

[Joseph Przybyla]

Last week when I was at Ft. Desoto I was fortunate that both the dark and white Reddish Egrets were on the beach. It seems that the white is more of a rarity than the dark morph, not sure just seems that way from infrequent sightings. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 310mm
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 360 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[William Dickson]

Very nice Joe. Nice details on the whites and I love the raised foot. Pretty cool BG as well.

Will

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, great concentrated fishing pose with the raised foot. I like you low perspective here, and maybe a bit tight on the RHS.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A super shot great exposure and details, the only thing I could suggest has already been said, i.e. a little more space RHS.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Well captured Joseph. Always a happy day to run into a morph at Ft. Desoto as they are less common. You captured a nice pose, and the raised foot adds. The whites have a slight yellow cast on my monitor, but with nice details.

[Tim Foltz]

Joe, great find and sweet image, nice pastel colors in the BG, sharp and a nice pose, a little tight on the right.

-Tim

[gail bisson]

Nice find! I did not see any white morphs at Fort deSoto this year.
I like the walking pose and agree with others re: more room on the right and a bit of a yellow cast to the bird.
I also wish he was moving towards you or a better HA.
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes to the yellow, and I feel that the wave cutting behind the head is a bit of a distraction IMO. I love the rising foot still touching the water, and the beautiful details along the neck feathers.

[Michael Thompson]

Very nice lighting and pose. I saw one last year near Ft. Myers, but it flew off before i could get any pics

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. Here is an edit fixing the yellow on the bird and a little more room added on the right.

[Robert Kimbrell]

That works. The whites look real good here.