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    Default Cattle egret among flowers

    Due a an astonishing amount of construction in my area all the "hot" raptor and general BIF places have been razed. SO no more great raptors in the area but what that brought in is a LOT of Cattle Egrets. So I picked up the opportunity to get some shots of them.

    5D3+700, f 5.6, ISO 500, 1/5000. Hand held. The Sunlight was patchy. but I liked the yellow flowers in the BG so I composed including them instead of a clean smooth green BG.

    Pretty much as shot other than cropped for comp. some levels and contrast and of course, some sharpening.

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    Hi Amol, love the concentrated stare, and you have nailed the exposure on the whites. Excellent detail on the head and bill, and tack sharp too. Im glad you included the flowers in the BG. Comp wise, i felt you had too much space above and left so came up with this version - just a thought.

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    Wonderful sharpness, great detail in the whites, and I love the flowers.

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    Wonderful white detail, and background. The sharpness is great.

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    Super details and pose, I like the crop and the complimentary colours.

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    Super portrait, Amol.

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    Awesome portrait! Love the exposure background, oof flowers and feather details!

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