Great Egret

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken on Monday while I was waiting for the Kingfisher I posted yesterday. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 800
f5.6
1/2000s
Handheld

[Greg Oakley]

Sweet flight shot Jim - super sharp with excellent techs on the whites and nice eye contact

[LinzRiverBalmer]

Ooh very dreamy, love the luminescence under the closer wing.

being super duper critical, maybe just covering that tiny black spot (missing feather) on his neck right at the top front of his neck, it forms a tiny black horizontal line.

know its natural but being his skin and darker than surrounding area it stands out to me, but that's oober critical, had to look for something wrong...lol

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Greg and Linz. I know it is a rather ordinary image but it was good practice for flight shots.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, its always great to get a grab shot of another subject whilst shooting your main subject, and well captured as well. Flying angle looks good, well exposed in the overcast conditions.

[Doug Brown]

That eye is really sharp. Always good to practice your hand held flight skills, even when the subject is rather ordinary. I like the far wing position, but the near wing could be a little better.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm wishing that this side of the egret was better lit, but the image is very nicely detailed, well composed, and exposed best you could with the situation at hand.