Great White Egret / Egretta alba

[Agris Krusts]

http://akrusts.smugmug.com/photos/234087912-L.jpg

Lake Kanieris, Lapmezciems, Latvia

Canon EOS 1D Mark III with EF 600/4L IS lens, tripod
ISO320, f/4, 1/1250, Evaluative metering +2/3

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice landing pose and habitat. The side light is interesting but I would prefer to see the underside of both wings.

[Chris van Rooyen]

The back light through the wings against the dark green background is very effective. Would have liked the bird slightly higher above the reeds as this would have made the image even more dramatic - the OOF reed on the tail is slightly distracting for me. I would also saturate the yellows slightly to warm up the overall image.