Great Egret... Breeding Color and Plumage

[Joseph Przybyla]

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

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/1000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV -1 2/3 ISO 100 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Arthur Morris]

Great to get such a clean chance. Me thinks that lightening the iris would make this look a bit better, especially in a larger size.

with love, artie

[John Mack]

Very nice. Love everything about this one.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolutely beautiful, I would love to get a shot like that.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the plumage, perfect body angle, dark background. Nicely done!

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautifully executed. Dark background works very well.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.