Cattle Egret - Breeding #1

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus)
Adult Breeding Plumage, Thol Bird Sanctuary, Kadi, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA
May 29, 2010, 6:52am

Canon 7D, Canon 500
1/1000sec at f/6.3,
ISO -250
-0.3 ev

This is perfect.. Low angle, BG and super sharp detail and superb exposure.... Pastel colors make this one for me

One of the best pic of yours I've ever seen Mital bhai. Just love it very much!

I like the DOF, multi-coloured BG and sharpness. Well done Mital!

Mital, welcome back. I see you have moved to Canon and increased your reach significantly in the meantime. way to go. This is superb....pose, exposure, colors...BG. I think a tad more room is needed at the bottom.

Mital, Beautiful image. I especially like the pose and BG colors. Nice breeding colors also. I agree w/ Kaustubh- a bit more room at the bottom. Excellent image clarity.:)

peter this was taken when this chap was busy foraging and yes it would have been good to have legs visible but the fact i can not deny is that the place i regular work is real hard for photographers to get nice frames with nice reach. so many disturbance of people (its more like picnic place). but yes i honor your point and will sure look after that next time.

btw KD i am still with my old nikon only. the kit canon i always use of my birding partner when there is no reach for my 80-400 or i do need higher reach

Great sharp detail and IQ. Like the pose and 3 tone bg. Subject is well exposed with good natural colours against a killer DOF. Well done !

Ditto on the tad more room at the bottom and I would have cloned out the dark item in from of the birds left foot. Quite stunning and super light.

Magnificient subject, nice pose, perfect light: what else to ask for ?

Love the colors and lighting. I also agree with a bit more room at the bottom. The BG really makes the bird stand out.