Great Egret Portrait

[Dave Phillips]

I was leaving the lake are some time after 9 this morning and saw
this great egret ahead. Around here, they normally lift off when approached.
Idled along in the car ever so slowly and got closer and closer.

Lifted the MkIIn and 400mm to the window and he gave me this portrait.
Never did give me a head turn!! :(
(sized under max allowable pano crop)
http://i28.tinypic.com/33elt7p.jpg

400mm, 1/1250, f/8, ISO 400, -.67ev, NW Louisiana
Thank you for c/c....have a super week

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the dark bg,pose,crop and eye contact

[Maxis Gamez]

This is very nice. The crop works very well. Excellent exposure control.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great choice of crop - I like this one alot. The exposure is just right, and the dark BG looks great as a backdrop to the egret.

[Harold Davis]

i love that the bg is not completely black. bird looks great. exposure spot on. i wonder what it would look like it you flipped it?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition, details and BG. The plumage looks slightly blue/gray on my monitor.

[Dave Phillips]

thanks for the comments.
Axel, you are correct about off white.....I see it now a wee bit dark and a slight blue in shadows