Snowy Egret

[Daniel Belasco]

canon 1dMKIIN 100-400mm f5.6@400mm f8 1/400 sec iso 400


http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid=yzusqm&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

[Morkel Erasmus]

Hi Daniel

I just love the tones in the water and the white egret stands out sweetly.
wish for a slightly lower angle and would rotate it somewhat CW since the ripples around the feet are skew. a good indicator is to make sure the beaktip and reflected beaktip line up vertically.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Daniel, I feel this is one of your stronger efforts to date. Nice colours in the water. I agree with rotation - it just instantly catches my eye anytime an image is slanted. Check out this thread in Educational Resources for an ultra easy fix:

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6268 (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6268)

In the repost I levelled the horizon, desaturated the blue and cyan channels (see difference in plumage), and lightened the eye. Both versions could use a touch more sharpening on the subject.

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Daniel.
I like the colours captured in the water reflections.
I like what is proposed in the re post but I may leave a bit more space below
Ditto sharpening.
You could also try and get a bit more detail in the feathers on his back in PP?

[Harshad Barve]

lovely image and repost looks better , amazing BG
TFS

[Ramon M. Casares]

This one is the one I like the most of all your images from this place.
Here's my PP suggestion, a tad more color temperature, CW rotation, some USM and NR.
Congratulations!