Great Egret.

[Karl Egressy]

It was shot at the Venice Rookery.
Early morning used to be good there but now late afternoon is good only if you care about the background.
I included the shooting time and date.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shooting Date/Time 2/13/2012 6:02:08 PM
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/2500
Av 7.1
Spot Metering
ISO 400
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

[gail bisson]

Lovely pose and BG. Like the light a lot. You did a great job on exposing the whites,
gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, whites are white - great, and love the take off pose. Overall, the egret is nice and sharp, and gotta love that BG. Maybe a touch more NR needed it though. :w3

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Excellent light in the BG and love the whites. Lovely outstretched wings TFS :cheers:

[Karl Egressy]

Thanks Stuart.
I know the problem. I had some computer issues and couldn't use either of the plug ins I have. (Topaz Denoise 5 and Imagenomic Noiseware Professional. )
I could have used surface blur in layers and uncover the bird only but I was lazy to do it I guess. Sorry about it.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light and a nice pose, great wing position. BG does need NR.

[Ofer Levy]

Exposure looks good and a nice pose! Agree re the noise.