I went to the rookery at Gatorland yesterday. The Great Egrets are there, some courting, others building nests, a couple sitting on eggs. The other birds will come later in the spring. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/8 Matrix Metering -1 2/3 EV ISO 100 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
02-19-2016, 09:04 AM
Randy Stout
Joe:
A classic great egret pose, elegant, good breeding colors, the vignetted background makes him pop.
Was this shot as a vertical? If not, and you have a bit more space on the left, I could see a bit more room there.
Nice POV too!
Cheers
Randy
02-19-2016, 09:22 AM
Joseph Przybyla
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Hi Randy, thanks for your suggestion. I do have room on the left, above is a edit with more room on the left.
Hi Ann, good eyes. I had originally left room then cropped tighter, this edit and repost reflects your suggested change. Thanks to Randy and you for helping to improve my image.
02-19-2016, 09:52 AM
annmpacheco
well done and very elegant Joe, in your repost id suggest more room at the bottom so the feet fit more naturally...
02-19-2016, 10:21 AM
stuart wanuck
nice job joe
02-19-2016, 10:55 AM
Joseph Przybyla
Ann, I edited and reposted the image reflecting your suggested change in my original repost. I appreciate the suggestion.
02-19-2016, 11:15 AM
keith mitchell
Joe the bird jumps out of that dark Bg,very nice indeed.
Keith.
02-19-2016, 11:21 AM
John Robinson
What a beautiful shot Joe
Has everything going for it. The inclusion of the surrounding vegetation enhances it a great deal too IMO
Thanks for showing this gem.
John
02-19-2016, 11:27 AM
William Dickson
Well done Joe, that a lovely looking frame. The whites look awesome against the BG.
Will
02-19-2016, 12:04 PM
Jonathan Ashton
Beautiful shot Jo, I like it very much indeed, it really is a magnificent bird- well done or I think you say good job:w3
02-19-2016, 02:17 PM
Frank Schauf
Nice and elegant pose.
02-19-2016, 06:18 PM
annmpacheco
Hey Joe, Back again, i like the extra foot room! Also, after admiring your image, I really got a sense of how "circular" this image is: the fine feathers are all leaning CW amidst the circular encapsulated "spotlight" on the egret that was so natural in the greenery! wowsa !!!
02-20-2016, 10:27 AM
steve torna
Hi Joe, I really love the image as well as everyone else; you have captured the essence and the grace of this egret. I just visited your website; very impressive beautiful work.
