Great Egret

[David Salem]

Caught this Great Egret a few months ago as he/she took off from a berm it was sitting on early in the morning. Even though the right wing is hidden, I like the pose and the eye contact. Hope you do too.

1DMkIV---700mm---f6.3---ss1/2500---ISO800---HH@7:45am---25%crop

Thanks as always for looking and for your input. I appreciate it.

David

[gail bisson]

Very nice David.
I really like the BG colors and the mud droplets.
Would love a bit more room on the left.
The whites on the body look awesome- they almost have a satin sheen look to them. The whites on the neck seem a bit grey. Did you do some burning?
A lovely image,
gail

[Grace Scalzo]

I am with Gail on all her points, won't repeat them. I will add though that the colors in your images are just stunning.

[David Salem]

Thanks Gail and Grace for the comments.
Glad you like the white in this. I did not do anything to the neck, that's just the way it came out, must be the angle.

[Glenn Conlan]

Great shot Dave, the BG really sets off the clean whites, some of my images from that morning had some similar issues with the neck feathers, they probably were not finished moulting.

[Nick Palmieri]

Beautiful flight capture. Love the BG colors, beautiful detail in the bird.

[Mervyn Marsh]

Hey David,

I think you did really well with this bird, My egret shots always look blown out on the whites this looks kick ***. :)

Cheers,

Merv

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Beautiful David. Great BG and detail as well as exposure. I love the pose too and only wish for a visible second wing.

[Karl Egressy]

The head turn, forward wing and the nice background makes this image looking very nice, David.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Love the pose, your perfect exposure and the layered bg, David. A bit more room to the left would work nicely too but fine as is.

[Bill Dix]

Great take-off pose; super detail and exposure on the near wing; awesome bg, and I love the little droplets by the feet. I suppose a stop down might have made the head as sharp as the wing, or maybe just a touch more USM there, or is it my eyes?

[Stu Bowie]

Hi David, excellent exposure on the whites, and we have a great view of the near wing - shows up the feather detail nicely. Just love the colours in the BG.

[Gabriela Plesea]

A very attractive image, the feathers look like satin-very well exposed, David! Beautiful BG and the crop is perfect for me...

Kind regards,

[David Salem]

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[Marina Scarr]

This is a killer image !!!