Western Reef Egret

[Girish Prahalad]

Normally a shore bird, this individual made a surprise visit to Bangalore this winter.
Made with Canon 450D + Sigma 150-500 handheld.
Exif : F6.3, ISO 400, SS 1/1600 @ 500 mm. Manual / Eval.
Levels / Crop / USM / NR on BG.

Comments & Critiques most welcome.

[Doug West]

The light on this is simply gorgeous! The foreground and
background aren't to shabby either.

Doug

[Daniel Cadieux]

Over here we do not consider herons "shorebirds" so different types of habitat are rather normal for us to see them in. I love all the reds in the surroundings...those who have visited (or live in) Prince-Edward Island will find the colours familiar. I do find the subject itself a bit light, but I like the pose, low angle, sharpness. Of course there had to be a a piece of mud between the feet eh!

[Karl Egressy]

The nice for- and background colour makes the bird pop. Nicely composed.

[Roman Kurywczak]

I would like to see this from a slightly....and I do mean slightly higher perspective to eliminate the OOF foreground......but the BG makes up for that!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I haven't seen many shots of this bird....and this one is splendid. loved the low angle, the light, the surroundings, sharpness. everything really. Well done. Composition, size and placement of the subject are also very good. Thanks for sharing.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely image with nice comp. Never seen a heron in this type of environment.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the color palette Girish. Was this species formerly called "Western Reef Heron." I am with Dan in that the subject is too bright. Thanks a stack for your membership support.

[Girish Prahalad]

[QUOTE=Daniel Cadieux;909924]Over here we do not consider herons "shorebirds" so different types of habitat are rather normal for us to see them in.

Hi Daniel - As mentioned by you, we also have a lot of egret & heron species which inhabit the inland urban & rural landscapes. However, this particular
specie is a inhabitant of the "coastal" areas & that's why i mentioned it as a "shorebird". And, thanks for your feedback on the image.

girish

[Girish Prahalad]

Love the color palette Girish. Was this species formerly called "Western Reef Heron." I am with Dan in that the subject is too bright. Thanks a stack for your membership support.

Thank you very much for your feedback Sir. These are also known as Western Reef Heron ( Egreta gularis)

girish

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot.
Very lovely light, great pose, and comp.
Very well done.

[Arthur Morris]

Thank you very much for your feedback Sir. These are also known as Western Reef Heron ( Egreta gularis)

girish

Thanks Girish. There was once one on the East Coast of the US. I did not see it.