Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta) Hunter Wetlands NSW

[Rod Warnock]

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta) Hunter Wetlands NSW
Canon EOS 7D Lens 400mm L USM ISO400 F6.3 1/8000 available light 10 February 2012 10.44am
Always tempted by egret species and this morning was no exception.
Thanks for viewing
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[Sidharth Kodikal]

I too find Egrets hard to resist - such a gorgeous bird.
This image would have been stronger if the bird hadn't passed you and the head wasn't angled away.
I also see a bit of noise, especially in the shadows. At 1/8000, f6.3, iso 400, I'm guessing you had to bring up the exposure in post?

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Rod,

I agree with Sidharth on the position of the egret in the frame and the head angle. The light angle is far from ideal leading to very contrasty shadows. Love the near wing with the details in the feathers but are not so happy with the far wing position. I would also crop a little from the right.

[arash_hazeghi]

it's a nice pose but the harsh light has really hurt the image

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Rod, its really difficult to catch birds in flight and you have done quite well to effectively capture the bird. The light didn't work for you.

[Tom Rambaut]

Nice try Rod and I like the wing details but agree with the HA issue and lighting - pity we have such harsh light down here.