Incoming Great Egret

[Rudi van den Heever]

My first post on BPN... Taken at Mankwe Hide, Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa...

Camera settings: 500mm, F5.6 at 1/2000s, ISO 800, +2/3 EV

[Nadir Boutaba]

Great posture ! A landing posture I guess.
I like the shadows on itself.

If the bird was landing, was it high ?
I would have liked to see the water or the ground, but I think you didn't really have this choice.

[Loukie Viljoen]

A very well handled difficult exposure subject, was it Canon or Nikon, mooi rudi.

[Rudi van den Heever]

Canon Loutjie, Canon! Wat anders?:bg3:

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Welcome to BPN. Excellent first pose. Nice bird angle and loved the dangling feet. Good DOF and details.

IMO, the image can go a bit brighter.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very nice to see you her Rudi...welcome!:S3: Great wing position and pose and pops nicely from the BG...like Kaustubh's idea of going a bit brighter.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Rudi, welcome to BPN!!:c3:

Neat first post - very dynamic pose, especially the outstrechted "talons". I'm OK with the exposure as is, but going a bit lighter is certainly an option but will give you a different feel to the light. Personally I would prefer a looser comp.

Looking forward to more!

[Randy Stout]

Rudi:

A big welcome to BPN, a great place to learn and grow as a nature photographer.

Dynamic and interesting pose as mentioned. Excellent exposure, DOF. A bit of dappled light with shadow on left upper wing, but not distracting for me.

I agree with Dan about the comp., for me a bit more room above would help. He feels a bit squeezed in the LUC, although the pose helps him fit:S3:

Look forward to more.

Cheers

Randy

[dankearl]

Great pose, it seems a to me, but the crop is nice and the wings are in a great position.

[Rudi van den Heever]

Thank you all for viewing and commenting - it is much appreciated!:w3

[stuart wanuck]

Lovely landing pose

[Rudi van den Heever]

Thanks Stuart!:S3: