Great Egret.

[Karl Egressy]

Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II. +1.4x III.
ISO 500
1/3200 s
f 7.1

[stuart wanuck]

lovely karl good exposure nice flight image.wish he were looking more at you

[gail bisson]

Good solid image with a nice topside view.
Nice and sharp and excellent exposure on the whites.
Gail

[Mike Poole]

Nice gliding pose with a good topside view. Whites well controlled, nice work

Mike

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Karl, the subject pops nicely against the blue of the sky and I like the slight 'banking' angle. Personally I would add some more selective USM to the head & neck, but this is 'perceptual' sharpening, so your call. Is there something trailing from the feet, as there is a slight line???? A Curves/Channel adjustment might bring back in some more definition and create more 'form' to the wings, but as an Adj layer so you can mask/control the amount and locality.

TFS
Steve

[John Robinson]

Lovely shot Karl.
Like the slight banking position but keeping the head straight.
Would love to get out a nd get stuff like this,
Cheers
JohnR

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the banking pose, exposure control and composition. Very well done Karl!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the overlapping primaries of the far wing - pretty neat detail. I see the line Steve mentions at the feet, and there are two faint white marks above the wing at top, perhaps cloning artifacts. Well done otherwise.