Pure White and Powder Blue Eye Shadow...

It is almost time to begin the annual pilgrimage to the rookery at Gatorland, so I have been going through my files. Working on those I thought could be improved and studying what I did right and wrong. This is a image of a Great Egret in breeding plumage and colors. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 140mm (210mm FFE)
1/800 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 1000 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

Wow, that is an impressive image! Great details in the white plumage, and that blue....! Sharpening looks a touch too heavy. Beautiful portrait shot.

Hey Joe, this is really cool, perfect exposure, very nice detail and well executed, no nits from me, I think you could teach me a few things here. :cheers:

TFS
Steve

Wow, this is so cool< Joe. I wonder if all the White Egrets have this coloration around the eye.

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting. Very much appreciated...

Karl, the Great Egrets have this color on the lore during breeding. It is either blue or green.

love the lore Joe, green or blue! i have never seen a blue one and i was amazed to see a deep pink on a snowy egret. whites are perfecto with great detail. nice work!