Little Egret (Egretta Garzetta) fishing...

[Marion Ehrlich]

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3558/psstfnnovoseidefischfiliu1.jpghttp://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/%5BURL=http://imageshack.us%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3558/psstfnnovoseidefischfiliu1.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5DI could observe this Litte Egret a few weeks ago when it was fishing here
in a small delta close to the Barcelona airport.

OLYMPUS E520, ZUIKO 70-300
300.0mm
0.001s (1/1600)
F10.0
ISO 400
-1.00

Saludos,
Marion
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[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the scene overall, but there a couple of small observations to take note: head angle could be better (a bit more towards us, not much needed), CCW rotation should be done as the image is tilted down left to right, and there are a few bright reflections along the leg that could be toned down - as well as one on the bill's reflection (plus the smudge at tip). Lastly, a couple of white debris could be cloned out in the water. Individually they are all subtle changes...but together they would all add up immensly to the end result :-)

Exposure looks great, so does sharpness, and comp. I like the fish at the end of the bill, and also like the ripple in the water. Here is a repost with my suggestions above(but not much I could do with head angle though ;-) BTW I also eliminated the magenta cast in the water by using color balance in PS. Hope you like.

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[Doug Brown]

Nice repost by Daniel, although I kind of like the magenta cast in the water (could be a reflection of the clouds). The eye seems a little dull as posted and might benefit from a little brightening of the iris.

[Stu Bowie]

Well exposed on the whites, and pin sharp as Daniel has stated. Im glad you included the reflection, and well captured.

[Marion Ehrlich]

Thanks for your replies!
Daniel Cadieux, I like your version of the image but I consider my version
more 'animate'... I don't know if you understand my point.
Furthermore do I try to use PS as little as possible, but that's just a personal
opnion. I thank you for your attention and your version of the image!

Many greetings,
Marion Ehrlich