Cattle Egret

[Mital Patel]

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D F-4.5/5.6 ED VR
Exposure : 1/2000sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/6.3
ISO Rating : 320
Captured On : Aug 23 2009, 9:42 am
Location : Village, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

All comments and critiques are most welcome

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good exposure, and comp, and I like the grassy habitat. You may get comments for more room for the "virtual legs" but I like it as is with just enough FG elements as to not overpower the comp. The image would have benefitted from a better HA though.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful pose/colors!!!

[Arthur Morris]

Good SH, EXP, and habitat but count me as the first to wish for more room below and the 2nd for a better HA.

[Stu Bowie]

Super angle Mital, and the egret pops so well from his enviroment. I dont mind the surrounding grasses, and agree a better HA would have been great. Well captured.

[Harshad Barve]

Nice image bhai but agreed with Guruji here
TSF

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Mital,
I like the pose. A slight head turn would have been great. I don't mind the lack of space at the bottom for the virtual legs, as it is shielded by vegetation and doesn't appear to be very obvious.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Gal Shon]

I like the habitat, FG and BG.
Agree about the HA, and I would take some from the top and add some to the bottom.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

HA mentioned, as well as a bit more room below. Still looks good and you will do better as per suggestions Mitalbhai! Great exp! Thanks for sharing.

[Rob Drummond]

Really like the alert look on this one

cheers
Rob

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice feel to this Bhai, the breeding plumage stand out well in the greens, wish there was some more space at the bottom.. still a lovely image..