Reddish Egret

[gail bisson]

Took this one at Alafia Banks with James Shadle in April.
Canon 1DX
F 600mm and 1.4x
ISO 800
F 10
SS 1/2000
Chose the aperture to make sure i got the beak in focus.
PP-Crop of 25% so 75% FF, levels, saturation increased,NR to BG, DE at 3% and USM to JPEg 40%/ 0.3 pixels
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
gail

[dankearl]

Nice footwork and neat angle for the bird.
I might get rid of the dark spot on the left side, but otherwise
your usual very nice comp and IQ.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

Very dynamic pose, the diagonal lines of the wings and head work well against the horizontal lines in the water.

Sharp, well exposed.

In a perfect world, head free of merge with wing would be nice, but perhaps not possible with this dramatic leaning pose.

Cheers

Randy

[Marina Scarr]

Terrific sense of motion here, Gail. Nice light, feather detail and piercing eyes.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Gail! I like the action, sharpness, splash/trailing water and composition. I am fine with the head merging with the wing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Gail, this is fantastic! Very dynamic, I can feel the movement and the low angle has given you a great perspective...I especially like the texture of the water and wavelets.

[David Salem]

Nice pose Gail. Love the colors and the water looks great . Techs look great and the detail pops off the screen. Only nit would be the HA. Wish it wasnt married with the wing. Well done as always.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, just love this 'out the blocks' pose,especially the raised foot. Great DOF on the egret, sharp, and with good feather detail throughout. Well captured.

[Mike Milicia]

Wonderful pose and excellent techs!

I think your placement of the bird in the horizontal direction is perfect but I'd like to see it just a tiny bit higher in the frame vertically.

[Robert Holguin]

Terrific action shot.
I really like the pose of the bird, great comp, and excellent details.
Very well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gail:
Gorgeous image. Wonderful leaning pose,great head turn and stare.
Love the colors,nice details,eyes,lights,raised foot and beautiful composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect comp and light, nice work.