Great Egret Dance

[Don Holland]

This photograph was taken at Blue Basin, Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee in the early morning of July 8, 2007. The fishing action of the graceful great egrets during a drought period and low water was very entertaining.

Camera: 1d Mark III
Lens: EF600mm IS f/4
Shutter speed: 1/2000
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 400

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Don and welcome to BPN.

You did well with the low angle. The contrast is very strong in the blacks, I also wish the wings was not touching the head. I really can't tell what's going on with the background as it looks like there is some kind of fading to it in the right top corner.

[Sid Garige]

Like it as it is. Very nice exposure control and killer pose. Very good image.

[Fabs Forns]

Hi Don,

On the negative side, wish for a different wing position and a head turn your way.

On the positive, gorgeous light, pose, control of whites and background.

Oh, those feet.....:eek: :D

[James Salywoda]

A beautiful image well done alittle eye contact would of put this over the top for me...

[Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa]

A very good image, indeed.
The contrast is too strong for me, yet the bird has some blank white spots.