Snowy Egret

[Robert Kimbrell]

I really like shooting in the tidal pools when the wind is still like this. This was captured at Ft. Desoto earlier this year, I shot this at F4.5. Trying to create a softer image to blend with the soft light and surroundings. I know it's not an ideal head angle, C&C appreciated.

D-800 500f4
F4.5 1/1600 iso 640

[Grace Scalzo]

Lovely pastel feeling to this image, Robert. The head angle is kind of sweet, almost looks like the bird is looking at her reflection. I just wish for a hint of light in the eye. Tough one to level, I would do this one more by eye than with a ruler tool, but I see a need for ccw rotation. Also might recompose to make it less squar-ish, but a personal choice.

[Marina Scarr]

This is a very pleasing image, Robert. Love the feather details and the soft palate. The image appears level. If you draw a straight line from the tip of the beak to its reflection, you will see that they match up. I would take a little bit off of the bottom if it were mine.

[Grace Scalzo]

Marina, you are right, but what is throwing me off are the dark ripples below the bird . I struggle with level in these cases!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Robert, I do like the inquistive pose, whites look good, and just love the pastel coloured BG. I realise lining up reflections normally rules for alignment, but in this, I agree with Grace for some CCW rotation to align the darker ripples. I have actually done the same on a few of my images, where my eye disagrees with the reflection.

[vishaljadhav]

I like the feel of the image , more plain colors which make it sweet
love the way the bird is looking at the water , reflection adds a lot to the mood of this image for me.
Agree on the CCW rotation

[Sandy Witvoet]

Lovely and has an ethereal quality.... great how the water and bg blend...would like to see a tad more detail on the bird for a bit (tiny bit) of pop.

[gail bisson]

I think this is one of my favorites of yours.
Love the dreamy quality and the HA.
The color palette is really unusual ( citron and white with a hint of blue) and I really like them.A keeper for sure once you do a bit of CCW rotation,
Gail

[Robert Kimbrell]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment on my post. I missed a second look at the rotation during processing. I wish there was a little better view of the eye. but mostly I hope I am learning and will do even better, next time Fort Desoto give me conditions like this again.

[Alan Murphy]

Love how you handled the whites in this sweet image. Rotate for me too.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Beautiful image Robert, perfect exposure. Image appears to be perfectly straight to me

Kind regards,

[Arthur Morris]

Robert, Love the soft light, the pink water, the pose, and the HA works well with this pose. And yes to the CCW rotation; tip: use the Ruler Tool and draw a line from the tip of the bill to the tip of the bill in the reflection.... Then Image/Rotate....