Snowy Egret - Daydreaming

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi All,
This beauty obligingly posed for about 20 mins whilst I snapped away!
Canon 400D
100-400IS
ISO 200
F8
10am - very sunny
Look forward to your comments and critiques!
Regards, Nicki

[Gus Cobos]

Very pleasing composition and capture. The details on the whites are great. I would give him more room on top and at the bottom; also would crop about 1/4 from the left frame...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Nicki Do wait for a head angle if the bird gives you the time !!!

With birds you can work there should be zero worry about exposure since you can check your histogram. Good exposure here. Also keep track of your sun angle, its a bit from the left. Image is very sharp and great looking bg !!!!

Crop wise I might go vertical here. Take some from the darker side to the right, give more space top and bottom while removing form left. You want room around the bill and head feathers !!!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Gus and Alfred,
Thanks for the comments! Actually, I took the picture as a vertical, but wanted to to create a portrait shot that was a little different, (moody, mystical...) hence the very tight crop and the space to the left of the picture. Sometimes I like to move away from the 'nature shot' idea....
Any comments??

[Nonda Surratt]

Love the detail and exposure, really, really nice. Agree with the above, looks sorta cramped.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great exposure and the whites are excellent.
Congrats,