Cattle Egret

[Stu Bowie]

Whilst photographing Herons the other weekend, I managed to come away with some Egrets shots too. You just have to get them against the dark trees in the distant BG to make them pop.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +2X TC - 600mm
1/3200
F/6.3
ISO 800

Manual exposure
Hand held

[Steve Kaluski]

OULALA Mr Bowie, very nice indeed , perhaps 'burn' a little more on the bill, WDYT?

TFS
Steve

[Stu Bowie]

perhaps 'burn' a little more on the bill, WDYT?

Thanks Steve. I have already burned the bill in pp. Their bills are actually quite light.

[Steve Kaluski]

No worries Stu, just a passing thought bud!

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the details, IQ, exposure and dark BG. A little more of a head turn towards us would have made this even better. Excellent image Stu!

[Ross Taylor]

Hi Stu,

Excellent choice for the background. Whites are very nicely exposed to. I really like the placement of the bird in the frame.

I agree with Jim regarding HA. It seems like the bird is just passing you by here. Getting a similar shot just as it finished it's approach may have resulted in a better HA and connection with the viewer.

Thanks for posting this shot Stu :)

Ross

[William Dickson]

Beautifully 'popped' against the BG. Well done Stu. I love the detail and control of the whites

Will

[Karl Egressy]

Great flight shot of a nice looking bird, Stu. Good details and nice up wing pose.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Man that near wing is absolutely fabulous!! Awesome details in there. Very nice BG too. I agree with the head angle, but certainly not an image wrecker.

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Well done on the whites Stu! An absolute cracker.