Great Egret Portrait

[Ian Cassell]

Santee Lakes, CA

Canon 7D Mk 2
Canon 500/4L v. 1

1/1250 sec f/5 ISO 800

Full frame
Sharpening in CS6

[Diane Miller]

I love portraits like this! I like the crop and the wonderful detail and sharpness . Great detail in the whites! Maybe darken the pupil a little? I'm not sure what it should look like, though.

[Moe Ali]

I really like the streaking background as it crosses and parallels with the birds neck curves. And you did well with those white feathers. Very nice shot and not much more I can say.

[Nikhil Patwardhan]

Lovely composition and BG, looks a tad oversharpened to me but nothing to fret about. Agree about the pupil, looks unnatural...

[Greg Payne]

I like it, especially with the background.

[Edward Arthur]

Lovely shot indeed. Great pop and sharpness on the eye and beak. Not sure yet why I like the BG, but I do. I'm especially impressed how you handled the whites on the bird.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks. I didn't do any special PP on the pupil, so not sure why it looks unnatural.

[Warren Spreng]

Very nice, great detail and the eye is fine with me. Animal eyes can be pretty alien looking at times!