Little Egret in breeding colours

[Stu Bowie]

This is another image I found the other day from a shoot in Cape Town a while back. This was taken in the Milnerton Lagoon where the birds fly up and down over the lagoon. This egret is showing off the mauve lore which shows he is was in breeding.
I have used Detail extractor very slightly in this, as the whites were already well exposed. The colour of the water was as shot. Taken at 6.48am so I could achieve the high ss.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 320mm
1/8000
F/6.3
ISO 640

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand held

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice! great exp on the whites, great wing position

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent flight shot. Exposure is spot on, great wing position, and great light.
Well done.

[gail bisson]

Wow Stu! You nailed the whites on this one! Love the IQ on this image,
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Stuart! I like the exposure, lighting, wing position and dark water BG.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful shot: great wing position, exposure, colors. I never noticed the mauve lores.

[Sachin Saraf]

Beautiful Image Stu...Excellent exposure on whites, lovely wing position and love the hint of orange in the water...Not sure if it's me only but I think this needs slight CCW rotation...

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice composition and excellent expsoure control and sharpness.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great detail in the whites and I like the colors of the water