Thursday I was at Circle B Bar Reserve. Another overcast day, definitely a learning experience on exposure. I began capturing images of this Great Egret when it noticed me, frantically it veered to the left its eyes locked on me below. I found the birds antics comical, I hope you think the same. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F-4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 +2EV ISO 1400
Post processed in Lightroom 5
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Interesting pose and look. Are you able to lighten the shadows any more without too much noise? I often shoot the egrets in my area against foggy skies and am always surprised how dark the undersides of the wings are. I also see a similar yellowish cast fairly often. I'm never sure if its color that is really in the bird or just comes from the processing.
Great Egret... Contortionist
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