Great Egret

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image recently at St. Mark's NWR. 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)
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 800
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Karl Egressy]

Nice in habitat shot, Joe.

[gail bisson]

Nice take off pose.
I think your exposure is spot on.
I see a bluish cast in the whites and some noise in the BG. Both easy fixes.
Gail

[Grace Scalzo]

I usually love habitat in photos but honestly this feels very messy and to me overwhelms the bird. Sorry! I hate to be negative but do have to be honest in my critique.

[Joseph Przybyla]

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