Cattle Egret

[Gayle Clement]

I love the look of these birds at this time of year.

New Orleans, Louisiana
D2Xs
Nikkor 500mm f/4
Nikkor 1.4 TC-EII
1/500s @ f/5.6
+ 0.7 EV
ISO 250

[Fabs Forns]

Very well done, Gayle. Great exposure, nice background, right amount of sharpening and great compo. Maybe a tiy bit more at the bottom, to make sure the toes don't look clipped.
He/she must be already a parent or at least have eggs, the purple is fading...

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent Gayle Love the pleasing colors and soft light Just the mentioned extra room at bottom Great timing for finding this bird full breeding colors don't seen to last long !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice image Gayle,
Love the soft colors of your subject, nice rich green background that compliments your bird and makes him stand out...:cool: Agree with both Al and Fabs about the close pedicure...:eek:

[Paul Pagano]

Really very nicely done. Yeah, maybe just a bit more underneath.

[Rich Ikerd]

The dark background really accentuates the wonderful breeding colors. Really nice image.