egret portrait

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 800
m 1/1600 @ 8
500 mm

[William Dickson]

Fantastic details Stuart. I love the whispy whites. Great concentration on the birds face and eye. Well done and thanks for sharing

[Ian Wilson]

A fine capture Stuart. You did well to get so much of the bird in the frame. Normally one would like to have eye contact but in this case it works well having the bird looking down its bill - it leads the viewer to do the same. Well done, Ian.

[Norm Dulak]

Beautiful, Stuart.

The graceful neck curvature, color and sharpness, and a background that really sets the bird off, are all excellent. But I have a little problem with the two catchlights in the bird's eye. They unnecessarily attract my attention. I would clone them out.

But that's a minor aspect of a very nice image.