Great Egret

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. 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)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +1 1/3 EV ISO 1100 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight shot, Joseph.
Very nice flight angle. Well exposed. I like the wing position and beautiful sky.
A bit of selective sharpening of breast and head will not harm the beauty of frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice soft light with good exposure. I wish for a bit more dynamic wing position to add more interest in the subject. Agree with more sharpening

TFS

[Marina Scarr]

Agree with wishing for a more pleasing wing position, but your BG here is awesome!!! Love those pastels and they really stand out.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

For me it could use some more room behind it, not much, just a bit more.
I can kind of see a little bit of noise in the dark underwing area.
Lovely pose, great looking BG and the light is nice too.
Thanks for sharing Joe!

[David Salem]

Nice looking flight frame Joe and I really like the sky color. Yes to a bit more sharpening but a nice capture none the less. Well done

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting and suggesting improvements to the image. I very much appreciate your help and interest.