Great egret

Had an hour to spare this evening, so a trip to a local park was in order. This is nothing out of the ordinary, just a summer scene. Thought about removing the feather at the tip of his bill from preening, but decided to leave it.

Thanks for looking and for your comments.

1/1600, f8, ISO400

1DMk2n, 500 f4 + 2x. tripod

Really nice scene here... good details and nice background to get this subject isolated.

I like the feather on the tip and the room at the bottom for the feet.

I like the serene mood and composition. It could go a tad brighter for my taste.

If it was more discernable as a feather I would leave it, but as is I would get rid of it. Otherwise a nice basic image of the Great Egret :-)

pretty shot., I might tone down the whites a bit., but it could be my monitor.