Reddish Egret preening

[Mike Poole]

A simple shot of a Reddish making himself look his best

Canon 5d3
500mm f4is
ISO 400
!/2000th f7.1

Mike

[Marina Scarr]

You must have been inches above the water!!! Great perspective and a powerful image from this vantage point.

[Ian Wilson]

You must have been uncomfortably close to getting wet. I would try a little more contrast around the head to pull a bit more detail out of the bill. Overall very attractive capture. Regards, Ian.

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful image!! Great light and pose. The FG and BG are wonderful! Agree with Ian about just a little more tonal detail on the bird.

[christopher galeski]

Good capture Mike,love the POV,good detail,nice pose.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice pose and sharp detail.

[MiroslavMaric]

Great POV, out of DOF looks like you set 10 minutes exposure time. The bird is sharp and I like the pose too. Great capture. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro

[adrian dancy]

No nits from me on this one Mike. I think this bird provided you with some nice images:)

[Mike Poole]

You must have been inches above the water!!! Great perspective and a powerful image from this vantage point.

Thanks Marina, I was lying in the water on my belly, cursing my lack of effort in the gym as I desperately hoped I could keep my gear dry!

Thanks for all the comments everyone

Mike

[Mike Poole]

Wonderful image!! Great light and pose. The FG and BG are wonderful! Agree with Ian about just a little more tonal detail on the bird.

Thanks Diane. PP is far from my speciality, please cold you suggest exactly what you would do and to which areas, it would be much appreciated

regards

Mike

[Lorant Voros]

Very elegant, super light and great colors. Well done.