Little Egret

[adrian dancy]

I think this bird was on steroids running from here to there in a stop start kind of way.
Image which is cropped 10/15% made from a coastal promenade.
Canon 40D, Sigma 500 f4.5 EX, tripod.

ISO400, f6.3, 1/1250 Sec.

Crop, levels and sharpened.

[keith mitchell]

Looks like you are spot on with your whites Adrian, it's a real nice shot showing that stepping out pose.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice walking pose, nicely exposed whites, beautiful BG and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice light, excellent whites, complimentary colors, lovely image Adrian. I like the leg position of the bird in stride very much. Thank you for sharing.

[Ian Wilson]

Very determined look on this bird's face. My personal taste is for a bit less on the bottom, the broken reflection does not add much in my opinion. Technically spot on. Regards, Ian.

[Bill Dix]

Good walking pose, nice control of the whites. Simple fg/bg. I could imagine one-third off the bottom, but fine as posted.

[Ivan Ellison]

Another nice shot . I remember this well, mainly due to the cold.love the outstretched gait.

[William Dickson]

The whites are fantastic. I love that striding pose and brought together with a nice BG. Good work Adrian

Will

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the walking pose, pastel BG, exposure and sharpness. I like Bill's composition suggestion and I would eliminate the two dark spots just above the ripples on the right and left side of the frame near the edge. Even if they are natural they look like dust bunnies. Excellent image Adrian!