Great Egret

Montezuma National Wildlife Refure Tyre, New York. 5/11/21 at 6:31AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Full frame.

Canon 1DX MarkIII
Canon 500 f/4 IS USM
Canon Extender EF 1.4X III
ISO 3200
f5.6
1/800sec

Those lores sure look like May in NY. Lovely soft light and sweet bird.

with love, a

John, this is sweet man. A great contribution for the theme!

Love the airy feel. Solid fishing posture and nice eye contact.

I'd be tempted to blot out the small black spots at left and below the next. Would also look at reducing some of the blue tint just to see how that looks (namely in the wake and in the shadows on the subject). There are times I like the blue effects (see your previous Tern image).

Otherwise, might also remove the long wake line going across half way between the subject and bottom.

TFS!

John:

Perfect choice for the theme! I might like just a sliver more subject separation from the background, esp. along the back, but just personal taste.

Randy