Snowy Strike x2

[Bill Dix]

Thought I'd share this one just for fun. It's really more about the splash than the bird. Snowy Egrets often seem to tuck their wings into that position when they strike, which in this case makes the bird look more like a plucked chicken on the supermarket shelf. But I did like the splash and the reflection. From Jamaica Bay in August.

D7000, 500f4, ISO 400, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual, tripod

[Randy Stout]

Bill;

The shooting angle, reflection, splashes, make this rock. I think it is great fun, and it encourages to look around to take it all in.

TFS, this one is great.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Bill! I like the reflection, exposure, calm water and splashes that look like glass.

[Alan Murphy]

Love it Bill. Very strong image.

[gail bisson]

I love this! The play of blues and white is beautiful.
Great reflection and I like the splash-especially the triangular 'wall" of water.
Very different and eye catching,
Gail

[gary ellwein]

Love the symmetry, This looks cool when rotated counter clockwise 90 degrees to a vertical. Something for out of the box.

[Richard Unsworth]

A fantastic image Bill

[laurie golden]

Thank you for sharing this with us. The reflection and splash are outstanding. It is a photo like this that allows us to throw away all of our picky composition rules.

[dankearl]

Awesome splash Bill, you have really posted some of your best stuff lately.
Great timing.

[Dan Busby]

It's the splash that makes this one so good Bill. And then there's the perfect symmetry .....

[Lorant Voros]

Very powerful image with the action, splash and nice reflection. Fantastic shot.

[Marina Scarr]

Great action/behavior captured here, Bill. Killer reflection and water drops.

[John Cooper]

Wow Bill that action sure adds loads of impact to the image, and the near perfect reflection emphasizes this action even further. Top shot..!!

[christopher galeski]

very nice image Bill,good exposure and nice detail.

[Satish Ranadive]

Bill Sir:
Such lively image,I feel that it is happening it in front of me. Elegant and wonderful capture with lovely lights and beautiful colors.
Love the great reflection,beautiful blues in water and water flash.

Regards,
Satish.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love these types of splashing reflecting images. I got some similar one but as silhouettes a couple of years ago and they remain my personal faves to this day. This is a graphically very strong image, super nicely done!

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent action shot, Bill.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you Daniel and Karl.

[arash_hazeghi]

that's one lovely splash!

[Shawn Zierman]

You nailed this one! and hopefully so did the egret :)
Excellent in all regards sir.

[Frank Schauf]

Exellent image quality, great details and sharpness.