Snowy Egret

[Dieter Schaefer]

Caught this snowy egret some time ago on a fly-by. Unfortunately, I shot this in JPEG so post-proceesing is a bit limited.
D200 w 300/4 AF-S and TC-14E
1/800s, f7.1, ISO200, spot-metering

[edward saltau]

great pose and wing position i think. It does look as though the bird is almost flying away from you though. The bird also looks a little hot on the back of the neck. I absolutely love this background. did you blur it at all?

[Dieter Schaefer]

The background is as shot - one of the few days we actually have cloud cover here in Santa Barbara. Agree on the hot spot on the neck - mistake in post-processing.

[Leroy Laverman]

I remember asking a similar question about the background when I first saw this shot elsewhere. Good timing to catch the wings mid-stroke.

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with previous and can add you got some nice under wing detail !!! Might try the layer multiplying trick for the neck Could take care!!!

[Dieter Schaefer]

Had another go at the processing - there is leeway in the original exposure - the hot neck region is an artifact from carelessness in one of the post-processing steps. Here is an updated version.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great flight action,nice details and great bg!

[Steve Wheeler]

Wonderful image Dieter... As per your usual. Love the pose, BG and detail.

Is there a hint of a halo on the front edge of the closest wing?

Steve