Cattle Egret

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image on another cold December morning a couple years ago like this morning in Florida. The bird was puffing up it's feathers trying to stay warm. Image captured along Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED, Handheld
1/640 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 220 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 400mm (600mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2023 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Dorian Anderson]

I quite like this, Joe. Head angle is perfect and the yellow eye sucks us straight in. Details are great, especially on the legs and feet! Would love a bit more room behind and below if you have it. The perch is really interesting so including a bit more of it won't hurt!