Reddish Egret with mud boots on

I was looking through my files and I kind of liked this one....I am happy to see I wasn't the only one getting stuck in the mud.

1DX
700mm
ISO640
f: 8
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Attachment 159280

Made me smile this one Lorant!

Doesn't quite have the vibrant colours of some of your previous Egrets but the raised foot with the mud boot more makes up!

Mike

Great looking Egret, Lorant. Like the feathers on the neck and chest blowing in the breeze. Nice light with fine detail. Great low pov.


Geoffrey

Love the feathers on this one. It's actually a very majestic pose. Great shot on this one, Lorant.

I have a question, rather. When you are shooting in the mud like this, what do you wear, if I may ask?

Good pose and great muddy foot. Nice windblown look. Looks like sticky stuff. I hope you didn't lose your boots in the muck (as I have almost done on several occasions).

The pose and raised muddy foot are great.
I also like the fluffed up feathers.
Great BG.
The light was quite bright and it makes the head a bit "contrasty" although the rest of the body looks fine.
I would consider a version with the white circles in BG on the left smoothed out a bit.
Very nice image Lorant,
Gail

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Originally Posted by Adhika Lie

Love the feathers on this one. It's actually a very majestic pose. Great shot on this one, Lorant.

I have a question, rather. When you are shooting in the mud like this, what do you wear, if I may ask?

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Thanks for the comments, guys.

I have been trying different neoprene footwear and sandals... nothing worked really. The best so far is the fivefingers water-shoes, but they can come off as well and get stuck in the mud. Often I go bare foot, but sometimes I cut up my feet.

Nice bird, pose with the raised wing. EXP and SH right on. I wear over the ankle surf booties. They will never come off. And I hate getting crud between my toes... a

Hello,

for me an really well done job.
i like the deep position and the wy the bird acts here.
i would be pleased to catch these birds on my trip in 3 weeks.

Beautiful shot Lorant, I have just opened the image in ACR and applied some vibrance and clarity - I think it gives the image a little boost.

Nice action shot, Lorant. Love the raised foot with the mud on.

I like the ruffled feathers, BG, muddy foot and composition. Well done Lorant.

Thanks for the comments and thanks Jon for the suggestion for improving the image. I will give it a try.