Snowy Egret

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image recently at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, 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 -1EV ISO 125 AWB, camera supported on a concrete well
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good whites here, and nice details within them. I like the comp. With the cooler harsher light warming up the WB a bit would be a good idea IMO.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Awesome whites Joe and stunning details. Almost perfectly sharp to the bill tip, almost.
I am fine with the WB really. But it's up to you how you present it
at the end of the day.
Thanks for sharing.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Joe,
Really like your shot - up to the usual standard - nice portrait, well framed and lots of clean detail.
But if it was mine, I would be tempted to push the whites a bit more - to me they look a little too subdued.

Thanks for sharing,

Gerald

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting and suggesting improvements. Very much appreciated...

Gerald, I normally set the brightest whites at 92-94 % (235-240 on the 0-255 scale). I will go back and tack a look at whites, maybe raise the exposure a tad because I had to underexpose to keep from clipping the whites. Thanks for your suggestion.