Little Egret portrait

[Petros Petrou]

Image created last month during a cruise at Nile river (Egypt). Our ship passed just a few feet away from this Little Egret. The bird didn't seem to bother at all. I made this picture from our cabin window. This must be a new world record for the bigest hide ever :D

Canon 350D, 100-400L, 400mm, ISO200, f/6.3, 1/100

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Petros

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Hi Petros.

A beautiful portrait with great exposure and detail. You did well to capture this from a cabinn window. We were on the Nile River last month but it was for dinner. No opportunities like this. Beautiful BG too. thanks for sharing.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hello Petros,

This is a nice set up with a very lovely BG. I would a hair more of sharpening.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice portrait and BG. I wish for a bit more head turn toward you and a tad more sharpening.

[Robert Amoruso]

Petros,

Nice work getting the image on a passing boat. Of course you could not wait for a head turn. I would try increase the luminance of the image (Levels and mid-tone slider) and sharpen the bird a bit more. Nice clean BG.

[Fabs Forns]

Nice as presented, specially given the circumstances. Head turn would have been ideal :)