Great Egret

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at Fort Desoto SP in February. I should have dropped the ISO down on this one. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 640
f9
1/4000s
Ev 1.00
Tripod

[Karl Egressy]

I really like the pose in this one, Jim. I can see why you say you should have dropped the ISO.
The light in Florida is so much stronger.

[David Salem]

Great feather detail, pose and exposure. Very nice....


David

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact, Jim.

[christopher galeski]

Great Egret great image,nice exposure,like the blue BG,good detail inthe whites.thanks.

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Well exposed and composed, with nice display of the aigrettes. Like the soft blue BG and interesting pose.

Yes to lower ISO.

Cheers

Randy

[Ofer Levy]

Nice pose and excellent exposure control on this beauty!

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nice exposure and detail on this one. I know it's tough with some of the light that we get in FL, but you've managed it very well!

[Melissa Groo]

Wonderful serpentine pose and gorgeous fanning of aigrettes. Love it, Jim.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, love the pose, and loose dangling feathers. You certainly nailed the exposure, and I like the waters reflection on the plumage.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great pose and breeding plumage feathers!! Well exposed and sharp. Does the image need a bit of CCW rotation?

[Marina Scarr]

The breeding plumage is what makes this one unique, as well as the pose. With the 40D, ISO 400 or below would have been preferable, but I don't see where this image is suffering b/c of it.

[Josh Clark]

Beautiful shot Jim and equally beautiful pose you captured. Might consider a slight CW rotation, the ripples in the water look slightly off. Very elegant looking pose in breeding plumage, congrats!

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.