Great Egret... Sea Grass and Fish

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image early morning at Ft. Desoto in the spring of 2014. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering - 1 EV ISO 360 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[Robert Kimbrell]

The Whites look good Joseph, Nice display of feathers, and the water color is very pleasing. I like that he is eating, but would prefer a fish only.

[William Dickson]

Nice colours and lighting on this one Joe. The reflection fits well I like the depth of water and the trailing feathers. Good work

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great action Joe. I really like it, especially that this egret is eating his vegetables as well as his meat!

A slightly better HA would have topped it, but understandably, the bird was feeding and not posing for you.

Thanks for sharing mate.

[Hazel Grant]

I like the water reflection on his feathers. A different texture. Looks like he's tied up.. Hope he could get his beak out of that mess, but i assume he's been there before :)
The circle reflection is good, too.

[Marina Scarr]

Your whites look terrific, Joe, and I love the slight reflections of the water on the bird. Great behavior you captured and those breeding plumes are a big plus.

[Frank Schauf]

Wonderful pose, details and reflection.

[keith mitchell]

Joe this looks excellent ,beak full of food is a bonus.

Keith.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate you viewing and commenting...