Too Big? Not

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Great Egret with a fish along the walkway leading out of Gatorland. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/3200 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 450 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 195mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped from 2x3 to 4x5 for composition and presentation

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Hi Joe,

Now that's a mouthful, and quite amazing to watch them maneuver those large fish perfectly in place to swallow. Very nice handling of the whites in that direct sunlight, and fine detail throughout.


Geoffrey




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[David Roach]

Agree with Geoffrey. Great one for the theme. TFS

[John Mack]

Well i think this qualifies for the theme. What a catch! Detail and framing look very nice.

[Volkan Akgul]

hi Joseph, very good detail and comp... Congratulations!

[Dorian Anderson]

Technically this image is about perfect; the exposure and detail are fabulous on bird and fish. Closing down to f/8 was very wise. I'd love to see the head turned a bit more to have a catchlight, but
that's relatively minor as our attention goes right to the fish here. The frame tells a great story!