Yellow Billed Egret

[Jan Fourie]

Taken at Krugerpark,South Africa
camera :canon 1 D mark 1V
Lens : canon500mm f4
F/5.6
ISO 640
SS 1/3200

[John Wright]

Interesting pose, Jan - defensive? I feel the subject is blending into the background a bit so I would try to isolate it by blurring and darkening the background. If canvas allows, I would position the bird a little higher in the frame.

[allanrube]

I like the way you got both eyes. Good exposure under the wings in the bright sun.Too bad about the clipped wing.

I would clone out the red dot and the brown piece of bg above its left wing.

[Peter Farrell]

What a great pose, looks like its chasing you away. I would blur the BG some and get rid of the rock above its left wing.
Peter