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I captured this image of a Great Egret with the breeding colors waning at the alligator pond rookery in Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 400, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation
Really like the s shape of the neck. Nice detail in the whites
I love the curled neck and nice fine feather details. That eye is freaky. The blues seem to have a blue cast to them. Also I wish your beak was in sharp focus. I guess the shutter speed of 1/500 was not enough to freeze the action when it opened its mouth. But man does the white look great against that green background.
the white feather detail is impressive
Very nice Joe.
I would like a bit more room LHS and bottom but that is my personal preferences.
Gail
Like this portrait, Joe. I agree with opening LHS a bit.
Geoffrey
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Striking Joe. Love the bright green bkg and the contrast with both the yellow bill and white feathers. Love closeups too. Thanks.
Stunning (a little tight for me) portrait Joe!
I love the rich green BG, the punchy yellows and the details.
TFS. Very nicely done!
I like the fine texture of the white feathers against the green background. The breeding colors of the beak really pop here. The crop and shape angles work perfectly for this portrait. An overall pleasing image.
Excellent closeup, with great feather detail. I agree that there could be more room on the LHS. The beak looks sharp to me.
