Egret Preen

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Shot this in 2009 at a local rookery near my house. This egret gave me a good half hour of preening shots. I cropped this from a vertical to bring a little more intimacy to the image as well as attention to the fine lines of the feathers..
Canon 40D
300 mm 2.8 L IS w 2X
ISO 200 F8@1/400

[Nick Palmieri]

Well this is certainly interesting. Great detail in the whites, I love the feather across the beak. For some reason I keep wanted to tilt my laptop 90degree CCW...Very cool shot!

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful image.Great IQ,excellent details in whites,lovely lights and nice background.
Love the pose,beak colors and fine feathers.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the details, sharpness, pose and BG. Well done Cheryl.

[John Cooper]

One of the best head/preening images I've seen Cheryl - Very sharp and excellent exposure for the white plumage. The preening action offers loads of impact to the composition. Very nice indeed!

[Marina Scarr]

Super image, Cheryl. It has so many details, and I really like the comp you chose.

[Raymond Lee]

The exposure and the whites are perfect! Nice use of the rule of third.

[Shawn Zierman]

Gorgeous image of this species with a pleasing behavioral component.
The image design is sophisticated.

[David Salem]

Awesome pose, Exposure and details. Like the tight comp, it accentuates the great detail. Great work. P.S. really like your cool signature/logo.

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,like the posegood detail in the whites,nice BG.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nicely done. Great capture and nice pp. The details in the whites are great, the eye is superb, and the bg is clean and vibrant. Love it

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, neat preening pose here. The exposure looks spot-on. Nice details...and having said that I would sharpen the breeding plume LESS (perhaps not at all depending on the result) as it appears sharper than the rest as posted.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Cheryl, lovely whites, exposed nicely, and I like how you have captured the preening pose - head tucked downwards. The BG really makes the head and neck stand out.

[Melissa Groo]

I love the comp you have chosen here, Cheryl. Really accentuates the sinuous twist of the neck and the white against the green is so pretty. Super detail in your whites. Lovely image.

[gail bisson]

This is so pretty.
I love the curves and the detail and the bright green BG.
Image reminds me of someone playing the harp.
Well done,
Gail

[Henry Domke]

The tight crop gives it a unique composition that works perfectly.
You might change the red in the upper left edge to green. But it is probably best the way you have it.