Great Egret

[Rene' Villela]

Hello everybody!

My book tells me this guy is Great Egret. Please correct me if I am wrong. All I've done to this shot is sharped it, cropped it and cloned some brunches on the left side. I wasn't sure about the cropping. Maybe it is too tight. I have room all around but on the bottom and left side I have too many brunches.

Thank you in advance for your advices!

Data: Nikon D300 - (old) AF 300 f/4 D, AP f/8, 1/400 sec, EV -0.7, ISO 200

[Doug Brown]

Like the underwing detail here, and also the dangling feet. It feels a little tight in the frame to me; I'd like to see a bit more room on the top, bottom, and left.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice breeding plumage and underwing details. You are correct about the ID, the great egret is larger than the snowy and has no yellow feet. I wish the bird had not passed you, as in the heron image, do you have a frame or two earlier with a good wing position?

[Arthur Morris]

The cropping is fine, the underwing detail lovely, and despite the fact that the bird is heading away you managed a pretty good head angle and a decent photograph.