The other Snowy

[Kerry Perkins]

Snowy Egret captured at the Salton Sea. Early morning, sneaking up on them slowly to get this close. I had to add a little bit of canvas to the top, as the bird was cramped in the frame a bit.

7D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/8@1/2000 ISO 400 WB 4700K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash

[Wendy Kates]

Beautiful image, Kerry. Amazingly sharp, especially since it was handheld. And I love the vivid contrast between the egret and the blue sea.

Wendy

[laurie golden]

Very nice snowy with great exposure, love those feathers.

[dankearl]

Very nice exposure and detail in the white bird.
Cool expression and pose.

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful image. Love the fluffed up feathers, excellent detail, exposure is spot on, and love the pose.
Well done.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kerry, Snowys are so elegant. this one has a awesome plumage. nice pose, angle and BG. I think the whites can go a bit higher.

[Randy Stout]

Kerry:

You have to love those golden slippers, nice lores, feather detail and blue background. Nice angle in the frame.

Cheers

Randy

[Ronald Zigler]

Wonderful image Kerry. You certainly made the most of early morning light to capture the white feathers. The next time I get up before dawn to photograph birds, I'll think of your picture.